Non-Tariff Barriers

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 butter and cultured butter
17. (1) Butter and cultured butter shall --
(a) be manufactured by churning or crystalisation of cream using the appropriate method;
(b) not contain any animal fat, vegetable fat or marine fat; and
(c) comply with the provisions of regulation 4.
(2) Cream that is intended for the manufacturing of butter may be neutralized to a pH of not higher than 7.6 by means of a substance which is permitted for such purpose by the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972).
(3) Cream that is intended for the manufacturing of cultured butter shall be inoculated with asuitable bacterial culture to an extent that the cultured butter has a pH of less than 6.3 after fermentation.
(4) In the case where butter is manufactured from whey, the applicable class designation shall be preceded by the expression "whey" 

Reference of the measure

Regulation 17 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Butter and cultured butter 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries