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 AfricaTablesTable 10 : Classes of and standards for unspecified cheese with or without added foodstuff |
Type of cheese |
Class/ Class designation |
Milk fat in dry matter content (%)(m/m) |
* Minimum dry matter content (%)(m/m) |
Maximum moisture content on a fat-free basis (%)(m/m) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Extra Hard Hard Semi-hard Semi-soft Soft |
High fat cheese |
At least 60 |
62 |
Less than 51 |
(Full fat) cheese |
46 - 59 |
52 |
49 - 56 |
|
Medium fat cheese |
26 - 45 |
48 |
54 - 63 |
|
Low fat cheese |
11 - 25 |
12 |
61 - 69 |
|
Fat free cheese or Skim(med) cheese |
Not more than 10 |
Less than 12 |
More than 67 |
| * | Dry matter content is dependent on the corresponding milk fat in dry matter content |