Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsClassification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart I : Dairy Products4. General standards for dairy products |
| (1) | All classes of dairy products shall— |
| (a) | have a clean characteristic flavour, texture and taste of the specific product concerned; |
| (b) | subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (3), be free of any substance that does not naturally form part of milk; and |
| (c) | comply with the applicable standards as specified in columns 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Tables 1 to 21 opposite the class concerned. |
| (2) | Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (1), dairy products shall comply with the additional requirements for each product concerned indicated in regulations 5 to 22. |
| (3) | A dairy product may contain food additives to the extent permissible in the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972), and/or other foodstuffs. |
| (4) | Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (3), a composite dairy product shall be free of any substance that does not naturally form part of milk or the foodstuff that has been added thereto. |