Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972)RegulationsRegulations relating to the reduction of sodium in certain foodstuffs and related matters2. Reduction of total sodium content of certain foodstuffs |
Any foodstuff, listed in column II of Table 1 below, which are offered for sale on the dates mentioned in column IV shall comply with the corresponding reduced total Sodium levels mentioned in column III
TABLE 1: REDUCTION OF TOTAL SODIUM (NA) CONTENT OF CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS
Foodstuff category |
Maximum Total Sodium per 100 g foodstuff |
Dates on which the total Sodium reduction becomes effective |
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I |
II |
III |
IV |
1. |
Bread |
400 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
380 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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2. |
All breakfast cereals and porridges, whether ready-to-eat, instant or cook up, hot or cold |
500 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
400 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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3. |
All fat spreads and butter spreads |
550 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
450 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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4. |
Ready-to-eat savoury snacks, excluding salt-and-vinegar flavoured savoury snacks |
800 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
700 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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5. |
Flavoured potato crisps, excluding salt-and- vinegar flavoured potato crisps |
650 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
550 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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6. |
Flavoured, ready-to-eat, savoury snacks and potato crisps-salt-and-vinegar only |
1000 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
850 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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7. |
Processed meat (classes 6, 12 or 14 of the South African National Standard SANS 885:2011) - uncured |
850 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
650 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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8. |
Processed meat (classes 7,10, or 11 of the South African National Standard SANS 885:2011) - cured |
950 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
850 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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9. |
Raw-processed meat sausages (all types) and similar products |
800 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
600 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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10. |
Dry soup powder (not the instant type) |
5500 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
3500 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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11. |
Dry gravy powders and dry instant savoury sauces |
3500 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
1500 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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12. |
Dry savoury powders with dry instant noodles to be mixed with a liquid, |
1500 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
800 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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13. |
Stock cubes, Stock powders, stock granules, stock emulsions, stock pastes or stock jellies |
18000 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
13000 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |