English
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- NTM classification
- A31: Labelling requirements
- Date when the measure came into force
- 10 September 2012
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Government Gazette No. 35672, 10 September 2012
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Regulations relating to the use of sweeteners in foodstuffs
- Country/Region applying the measure
- South Africa
- Coded list of objectives
- X: For purposes n.e.s.
- Description of the measure
- Labelling requirements
8. Subject to the provisions of Section 3 of the Act and the Regulations Relating to the Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs published in Government Notice No.R.146 of 1 March 2010, as amended, the following shall be indicated on the label of a foodstuff regarding the presence of a sweetener:
a. In the case of a mixed, compounded or blended foodstuffi. sweeteners shall be indicated by its common name in the list of ingredients, provided that in the case of a non-nutritive sweetener, the words "non-nutritive sweetener" shall appear in brackets immediately following the name of the sweetener; or the words "non-nutritive
sweetener" followed by a semi-colon and the name of the nonnutritive sweetener; and
ii. in the case of the sweetener steviol glycosides, it shall be described as "Steviol Glycosides", or "Steviol Extract";
b. A foodstuff containing sugar alcohols or polyols, singly or in combination, in excess of 50g/kg of the final product shall be labelled with the expression "excessive consumption may have a laxative effect"; provided that for sugar-free chewing gum the statement is required if the sugar alcohol content of the product exceeds 250g/kg; and
c. A foodstuff containing aspartame and aspartame-acesulfame salt must bear:
i. the word "aspartame" or aspartame-acesulfame salt in the list of ingredients followed by an asterisk; and
ii. an asterisk shall appear on a separate line directly below the list of ingredients followed by the words: "Contains phenylalanine" OR "Phenylketonurics: contains a source of phenylalanine". - Reference of the measure
- Regulation 8
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2934.99 | -- Other | Yes | Acesulfame potassium | ||
| 2942.00 | Other organic compounds. | Yes | Alitame | ||
| 2924.29.90 | --- Other | Yes | Aspartame, Aspartame-acesulfame salt | ||
| 2929.90.10 | -- Calcium cyclamate; sodium cyclamate | Yes | Calcium and sodium cyclamate | ||
| 2925.11 | -- Saccharin and its salts | Yes | Calcium and potassium saccharin | ||
| 2929.90.90 | -- Other | Yes | Cyclamic acid | ||
| 2905.49 | -- Other | Yes | Erythritol, Xylitol | ||
| 2934.99 | -- Other | Yes | Isomalt | ||
| 2940.00 | Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose; sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts, other than products of heading 29.37, 29.38 or 29.39. | Yes | Lactitol, maltitol, sucralose | ||
| 2905.43 | -- Mannitol | No | |||
| 2924.29.90 | --- Other | Yes | Neotame | ||
| 2905.44 | -- D-glucitol (sorbitol) | No | |||
| 2938.90 | - Other | Yes | Steviol glycosides | ||
| 3504.00 | Peptones and their derivatives; other protein substances and their derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included; hide powder, whether or not chromed. | Yes | Thaumatin |
- Description
- 1. Acesulfame potassium
2. Alitame
3. Aspartame
4. Aspartame-acesulfame salt
5. Calcium cyclamate
6. Calcium saccharin
7. Cyclamic acid
8. Erythritol
9. Isomalt (Hydrogenated isomaltulose)
10. Lactitol
11. Maltitol
12. Maltitol syrup
13. Mannitol
14. Neotame
15. Polyglycitol syrup
16. Potassium saccharin
17. Saccharin
18. Sodium cyclamate
19. Sodium saccharin
20. Sorbitol
21. Sorbitol syrup
22. Steviol glycosides
23. Sucralose (Trichlorogalactosucrose)
24. Thaumatin
25. Xylitol
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
| Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Entire world |
- Description
- All countries
