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

In these regulations, any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear such meaning and, unless inconsistent with the context—

"bread"

means white bread, brown bread, whole-wheat bread and speciality bread as defined by the Regulations Relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking of Wheat Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa, R186 of 22 February 2008 under the Agricultural Products Standards Act 1990, (Act No 119 of 1990) and any future revision thereof, naked or prepacked, including buns and rolls, prepacked, part-baked or baked and bread which is subjected to the provisions of the Regulations Related to the Fortification of Certain Foodstuffs published under the Act, excluding rye bread where rye is the only or major cereal present, as well as bread to which high salt ingredients have been added;

"butter spread"

means all categories of modified butter spreads referred to in the Regulations Relating to Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products, No. R. 2581 of 20 November 1987, as amended, which were published under the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990);

"fat spread"

means any category of fat spreads referred to in Regulations Relating to the Classification, Packing and Marking of Fat Spreads Intended for Sale in the Republic of South Africa, R. 194 of 9 March 2012, or any future revision thereof, published under the Agricultural Products Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990), excluding vanaspati and mixed vanaspati;

"processed meats"

for the purpose of these Regulations means processed meat products in classes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Annexure 1 that has undergone any action that substantially altered its original state (including, but not limited to, heating, smoking, curing, maturing, drying, marinating, extraction or extrusion or any combination of these processes), but excludes—

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. 1071 of 2017, GG 41164, dated 6 October 2017]

"raw-processed meat sausages"

means all types of raw-processed meat sausages from all species of meat animals and birds intended for human consumption in South Africa cured or uncured, or a combination thereof or similar products that have not undergone any heat treatment and where any added ingredient and/or additive and added water, including brine, is retained in or on the product as sold, but exclude processed meats in sausage form as defined by these Regulations;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(c) of Notice No. 1071 of 2017, GG 41164, dated 6 October 2017]

"ready-to-eat savoury snacks"

means all savoury, flavoured extruded/expanded or puffed snacks made from potato, corn, rice or other cereals, savoury flavoured popcorn,  filled and unfilled savoury biscuits, flavoured and/or salted peanuts excluding potato crisps, pretzels and savoury flavoured snacks made from pellets;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. 1071 of 2017, GG41164, dated 6 October 2017]

"the Act"

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

"total Sodium"

means Sodium from all sources (added and intrinsic) including Sodium Chloride and Sodium from any other ingredient or additive source.