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- NTM classification
- A69: Other requirements relating to production or post-production processes not elsewhere specified
- Date when the measure came into force
- 09 September 2004
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Government Notice R. 791 (Government Gazette 26531) of 9 July 2004
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Compulsory Specification For The Manufacture, Production, Processing and Treatment of Canned Meat Products
- Country/Region applying the measure
- South Africa
- The rationale of the measure
- This specification specifies requirements for the manufacture, production, processing and treatment of canned meat products intended for human consumption.
- Coded list of objectives
- X: For purposes n.e.s.
- Description of the measure
- 7.17.1 .1 Meat paste and potted meat
Meat paste and potted meat shall be prepared from meat, with or without edible offal (see 7.17.2), that has been so comminuted as to form a spreadable paste, with or without the addition of tomato, starchy (farinaceous) material, and other acceptable ingredients. Bone shall not be used in any form in the product other than in chicken paste and similar pastes derived from dressed whole poultry, in which milled bone may be present, provided that it does not detract from the quality in any way and that bone content in the end product is not in excess of the bone-to-flesh ratio that naturally exists in dressed whole poultry.
7.17.1.2 Chopped meat
Chopped meat shall be cured and prepared as a solid pack of chopped meal which may contain a maximum of 5 % starchy (farinaceous) material, calculated as starch. Soya and other non-meat proteinaceous material shall not be added to the product.
7.17.2 Edible offal (see 12.1.2.5 and 12.1.2.6)
Where edible offal is used in the manufacture of the product, its nature and species origin shall be declared in the title of the product. - Reference of the measure
- Regulation 7.17.1 and 7.17.2
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1602 | Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood. | Yes | Meat paste, poaed meat and chopped meat |
- Description
- Meat paste, poaed meat and chopped meat
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
- Description
- All countries
