Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Classification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Tables

Table 13 : Classes of and standards for process cheese and cheese spread with or without added foodstuff
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Type of dairy

product

Class / Class

designation

Alternate class

designation

Milk fat in dry matter

content

Minimum dry

matter content

(%)(m/m)

Minimum

(%)(m/m)

Maximum

(%)(m/m)

1

2

3

4

5

6
1.Process cheese

High fat process cheese

Double cream process cheese/ High cream process cheese

60

*

52

Full fat process cheese

Process cheese/ Full cream process cheese

40

59

40

Medium fat process cheese

Medium cream process cheese

25

39

30
2.Cheese spread

High fat cheese spread

Double cream cheese spread/ High cream cheese spread

60

*

44

Full fat cheese spread

Cheese spread/ Full cream cheese spread

40

59

40

Medium fat cheese spread

Medium cream cheese spread

25

39

30
* Not specified