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 II : General Quality Standards for Canned and Pickled Vegetables

6. All grades of canned vegetables and pickled vegetable
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All grades of canned vegetables and pickled vegetables—

 

(a) shall be prepared from sound, fresh, clean and washed vegetables of any suitable cultivar;

 

(b) shall, subject to the provision of paragraph (c) below, be free from any substance which does not normally form part of canned or picked vegetables, excluding extraneous vegetable matter; and

 

(c) may contain added foodstuffs, food additives, colourants, seeds, spices, aromatic herbs and/or condiments.