Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B31: Labelling requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

19 November 2010 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government gazette Notice, 19NOVEMBER2010 No.33776 3 

Regulation where the measure is specified

FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS ACT, 1972 (ACT 54 OF 1972) THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE LABELLING AND ADVERTISING OF FOODSTUFFS, R.146 OF 1 MARCH 2010: AMENDMENT 

Country/Region applying the measure

South Africa 

Coded list of objectives

A: Protection of human life and health 

Description of the measure

1. Regulation 9(b): Delete the phrase at the end of the sentence " ... Provided that in the case of imported foodstuffs, the manufacturer’s name and address shall be included on the label;".
2. Regulation 1O: Add the following additional sub-regulation:
"(d) In the case of imported single ingredient agricultural commodities in bulk, where owing to climatic, seasonal or other contingencies, the words "Product of (name(s) of country(ies)) separated by the expression "and/or", in cases where more than one country may be the source of the single ingredient agricultural commodity, shall be declared on the label of the final pre-packed foodstuff; Provided that the final end product remains a single ingredient agricultural commodity."
3.Regulation 13(a)(ii): Add the words " ...other organizations accredited by SANAS to certify certain quality aspects of foodstuffs and the safety thereof ...,", following the wording in brackets "...excluding religious certifying organizations...".
5. Regulation41:Replace contents in its entirety with the following wording
"Notwithstanding the requirements of Regulations 37 to 39, any food additive that is present in the foodstuff solely because it was a constituent of an ingredient of such foodstuff and does not perform the same technological function in the final foodstuff to which it was added, shall be labelled in accordance with the latest adopted revision of Codex principle related to the labelling of carry-over additives as captured in the General Codex Standard for the Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods." 

Reference of the measure

Section (1,2,3 $5) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

foodstuff 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries