Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations regarding the Classification, Packing and Marking of certain Raw Processed Meat Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa3. Restrictions on the sale of raw processed meat products |
| (1) | No person shall sell raw processed meat products regulated in terms of these regulations in the Republic of South Africa— |
| (a) | unless such products are classified according to the classes specified in regulation 4; |
| (b) | unless such products comply with the specific compositional standards for the class concerned as specified in regulation 5; |
| (c) | unless the containers and outer containers in which such products are packed, comply with the requirements specified in regulation 6; |
| (d) | unless such products are marked with the particulars and in the manner specified in regulations 7 to 12; and |
| (e) | if such products are marked with any restricted particulars or in a manner which is prohibited in terms of regulation 13. |
| (2) | The Executive Officer may grant written exemption, entirely or partially, to any person on such conditions as he or she deems necessary, from the provisions of sub-regulation (1). |
| (3) | The restrictions set out in sub-regulation (1) shall not apply to customary names used on other foodstuffs that also form part of the appropriate product name for the classes of a raw processed meat products regulated in terms of these regulations (e.g. ‘sausage roll’, ‘mince pie’, etc.). |