Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsGrading, Packing and Marking of Dried Fruit intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart IV : Marking Requirement17. Restricted particulars on containers and outer containers |
| (1) | The product name "dried fruit mix" and the expressions "dried fruit" and "fruit mix" shall not appear on a container or outer container containing less than 55% (m/m) dried fruit: Provided that this restriction excludes the ingredients list. |
| (2) | No word or expression which so nearly resembles the grade of dried fruit that it could be misleading with regard to the quality of that product shall be marked on the container or outer container. |
| (3) | No word, mark, illustration, depiction or any other method of expression that either directly or by implication constitutes a misrepresentation or creates or shall create a misleading impression regarding the contents, quality, origin, grade or size group of the dried fruit in a container, shall be indicated on a container or outer container containing such containers. |
| (4) | No claim regarding the absence of any substance that does not normally occur in dried fruit shall be indicated on the container or outer container of such dried fruit product, unless it is allowed in terms of the requirements of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectant Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972). |
| (5) | No claim which compares the total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sugar, sodium or salt, or energy value of two or more similar dried fruit products by using words such as "reduced", "less than", "fewer", "light" and "lite", or words having a similar meaning, shall be made on the container or outer container thereof, unless the following conditions are complied with: |
| (a) | The dried fruit product shall be compared with a different version of the same or similar product. |
| (b) | The dried fruit product being compared shall be clearly marked on the container with the following information: |
| (i) | A statement of the amount of difference in the energy value or relevant nutrient content, expressed as a percentage. |
| (ii) | The identity of the dried fruit product to which it is being compared. |
| (c) | The comparison shall be based on a relative difference of at least 25% in the energy value or nutrient content of an equivalent mass or volume. |
| (d) | The dried fruit product shall be marked with the prescribed nutritional information declaration required in terms of the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972). |
| (6) | Depictions or illustrations of any added foodstuff shall only be allowed if the requirements on Quantitative Ingredient Declarations (QUID), as specified in the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfects Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972), have been complied with |
| (7) | The expression "no added 'name of the preservative'", may only be used on dried fruit which meets the requirements in regulation 5(4). |
| (8) | The provisions of this regulation shall also apply to— |
| (a) | particulars that are marked on a notice board displayed at or in the immediate vicinity of the dried fruit that are kept or displayed for sale; and |
| (b) | all advertisements for dried fruit. |