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

Type of

dairy

product

Class/ Class

designation

Alternate class

designation

Milk fat

content

(%)(m/m)

Minimum milk solids

non-fat content

Minimum

milk

protein

content

calculated

on a fat-free

basis

(%)(m/m)

Calculated

on the

total

content

(%)(m/m)

Calculated

on a fat-free

basis

(%)(m/m)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

High fat yoghurt

Double cream

yoghurt/ High

cream yoghurt

More than 4.5

8.2

8.6

2.7

Full fat yoghurt

Yoghurt/ Full

cream milk yoghurt/

Full cream yoghurt

More than 3.3 - 4.5

8.2

8.6

2.7

Medium fat yoghurt

Medium cream milk

yoghurt/ Medium

cream yoghurt

More than 1.5 - 3.3

8.2

8.6

2.7

Low fat yoghurt

*

More than 0.5 - 1.5

8.4

8.6

2.7

Fat free yoghurt

Skim(med) milk yoghurt/ Skim(med)yoghurt

Not more than 0.5

8.6

8.6

2.7

High fat strained yoghurt

Double cream strained yoghurt/High cream strained yoghurt

More than 4.5

8.2

8.6

5.6

Full fat strained yoghurt

Strained yoghurt/ Full cream milk strained yoghurt/ Full cream strained yoghurt

More than 3.3 - 4.5

8.2

8.6

5.6

Medium fat strained yoghurt

Medium cream milk strained yoghurt/Medium cream strained yoghurt

More than 1.5 - 3.3

8.2

8.6

5.6

Low fat strained yoghurt

*

More than 0.5 - 1.5

8.4

8.6

5.6

Fat free strained yoghurt

Skim(med) milk strained yoghurt/Skim(med) strained yoghurt

Not more than 0.5

8.6

8.6

5.6

High fat drinking yoghurt

Double cream drinking yoghurt/High cream drinking yoghurt

More than 4.5

8.2

8.6

2.5

Full fat drinking yoghurt

Drinking yoghurt/ Full cream milk drinking yoghurt/Full cream drinking yoghurt

More than 3.3 - 4.5

8.2

8.6

2.5

Medium fat drinking yoghurt

Medium cream milk drinking yoghurt/Medium cream drinking yoghurt

More than 1.5 - 3.3

8.2

8.6

2.5

Low fat drinking yoghurt

*

More than 0.5 - 1.5

8.4

8.6

2.5

Fat free drinking yoghurt

Skim(med) milk drinking yoghurt/Skim(med) drinking yoghurt

Not more than 0.5

8.6

8.6

2.5