Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A21: Tolerance limits for residues of or contamination by certain (non-microbiological) substances 

Date when the measure came into force

09 September 2001 

Publication where the measure is specified

FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS 

Regulation where the measure is specified

FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS ACT, NO 54 OF 1972 REGULATIONS GOVERNING CERTAIN SOLVENTS IN FOODSTUFFS 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

Coded list of objectives

A: Protection of human life and health 

Description of the measure

1. In these regulations the act means the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, No 54 of 1972, and any expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear such a meaning and, unless inconsistent with the context- Beverage means any powder or liquid intended for sale as a drink for human consumption, and shall include natural mineral water and bottled water.
2. For the purpose of section 2(1) (b) (i) of the act, in so far as it is applied to and is applicable to foodstuffs, the following foodstuffs are hereby deemed to be contaminated or impure:
(a)Any beverage containing more than 10 mg per kilogram or benzine in the ready to drink form.
(b)Any liquor product exceeding the specified maximum level of methanol as stipulated for different liquor products under the Liquor Products Act No 60 of 1989 

Reference of the measure

Section 1 $ 2a 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Beverages 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries