Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 
Date when the measure came into force
27 March 2016 
Publication where the measure is specified
Government Gazette No. 38615, 27 March 2015 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Regulations Relating to the Classification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products Intended For Sale in the Republic Of South Africa 
Country/Region applying the measure
South Africa 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
Standards for yoghurt and drinking yoghurt
10. (1) Yoghurt and drinking yoghurt shall --
(a) be manufactured mainly from heat treated milk and/or reconstituted or recombined milk that has been inoculated with a yoghurt culture to produce a microbiological flora under controlled conditions;
(b) contain at least 107 colony forming units per gram (CFU/g) of viable yoghurt culture micro-organism per gram of a product;
(c) not be subjected to heat treatment after fermentation; and
(d) comply with the provisions of regulation 4.
(2) If a specific micro-organism is used in conjunction with the sale of any type of (drinking) yoghurt and where the content claim is made in the labelling that refers to the presence of such specific micro-organism that has been added to supplement the yoghurt culture, it shall contain at least 107 colony forming units per gram (CFU/g) of that specified micro-organism.
(3) The standards specified in Table 6 shall be applicable to yoghurt and drinking yoghurt --
(a) without added sugar; and
(b) with or without food additives, which have only been sweetened with a permitted non-nutritive sweetener. 
Reference of the measure
Regulation 10(1) and (2) 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
0403.10 - Yogurt No    
Description
Yoghurt 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
All countries