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

Regulations

Grading, Packing and Marking of Canned and Pickled Vegetables intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part I : Definitions, Scope and Restrictions

3. Restrictions on the sale of canned and pickled vegetables

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(1) No person shall sell table olives in the Republic of South Africa—
(a) unless such products are sold according with the grades referred to in regulation 5;
(b) unless such products comply with the general standards and quality standards referred to in regulations 6 and 7;
(c) unless such products are presented as the styles referred to in regulation 8;
(d) unless such products are packed in accordance with the packing requirements referred to in regulation 9;
(e) unless the containers and outer containers in which such products are packed, comply with the requirements  referred to in regulation 10;
(f) unless the products are marked with the particulars and in the manner prescribed in regulation 11 to 16;
(g) if such products are marked with any restricted particulars or in a manner which are prohibited in terms of regulation 17; and
(h) unless such products have been subjected to the incubation period prescribed in regulation 20.

 

(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) above.