Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972)

3. Sale of mixed, compounded or blended foodstuff

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(1)Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) and section 6, any person shall be guilty of an offence if he sells any foodstuff which is a mixture or compound of different foodstuffs or a blend consisting exclusively of different kinds or grades of the same foodstuff, otherwise than in a package bearing a label which complies with the provisions of the regulations (if any) and which indicates clearly that the foodstuff sold is such a mixture, compound or blend and specifies the names or, as the case may be, the kinds or grades of the ingredients and the proportions or amounts in which they are present, unless such foodstuff is taken and delivered direct to the purchaser from bulk stock which, or the container of which, bears such a label.

 

(2)The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply with reference to the sale of any foodstuff—
(a)which is the subject of a patent under the Patents Act, 1952 (Act No. 37 of 1952), and which is sold in a condition complying with the specifications of the patent, and bears a label specifying the number under which the patent is registered in terms of that Act; or
(b)which is exempted from those provisions by regulation.