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AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MAXIMUM LIMITS FOR PESTICIDE RESIDUES

By Food Focus on 17 February 2020

The Department of Health has published the amended Regulations governing the maximum limits for pesticide residues that may be present in foodstuffs in Notice 119 in Government Gazette 43008.

NEW SANS 10330 APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION

By Food Focus on 05 February 2020

Please note that the SANS 10330 Requirements for a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system has been approved for publication

RICE REGULATIONS FINAL DRAFT: REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

By Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on 03 December 2019

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has circulated the final draft of Rice Regulation through the WTO Notification system for comments from the member states.

R1510 DAIRY PRODUCTS AND IMITATION DAIRY PRODUCTS REGULATIONS OF 22 NOVEMBER 2019

By Food Focus on 29 November 2019

Kindly find the new Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products Regulations for your information - note that these regulations shall come into operation 9 months after date of publication thereof (August 2020)

DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE PRODUCTS

By Food Focus on 15 November 2019

1st Draft regulations for Fruit and Vegetable Juice products is available for comment. DUE DATE is 18 November 2019

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR COFFEE, CHICORY AND RELATED PRODUCTS

By Food Focus on 14 November 2019

The Department would like to further request comments or inputs relating to the 2nd draft regulation for coffee, chicory and related products. DUE DATE is Friday, 22 November 2019

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR TEA AND RELATED PRODUCTS

By Food Focus on 13 November 2019

The Department would like to further request comments or inputs relating to the 2nd draft regulation for tea and related products. DUE DATE: Friday, 22 November 2019

R1510 FINAL DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR EGGS

By Food Focus on 11 November 2019

Please access the final draft amendment regulations with the changes introduced highlighted in blue.

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROCESSED MEAT COMPULSORY SPECIFICATION

By Food Focus on 30 September 2019

A Compulsory Specification for Processed Meat Products VC 9100 was published by the Minister of Trade and Industry as per Government Gazette No.42628 Notice No. 1058 of 08 August 2019. This Compulsory Specification is effective from 8 October 2019.

COMBINED LIST OF ACTS, REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS RELATING TO FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY ASPECTS OF MILK AND OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS

By Dairy Standard Agency on 04 September 2019

The Dairy Standards Agency has updated their combined list of legislation and standards applicable to milk and dairy products for the South African industry.

DRAFT RICE REGULATIONS FOR COMMENT

By Food Focus on 09 May 2019

Draft Regulations Relating to the Grading, Packing and Marking Rice Intended for Sale in The Republic of South Africa - invitation for comments, due 25 May 2019.

REGULATIONS RELATING TO EDIBLE FATS AND OILS - REPEALED

By Food Focus on 10 April 2019

Regulations Relating To Edible Fats And Oils have been repealed as at 05 APRIL 2019

R727 REGULATIONS REGARDING CONTROL OVER THE SALE OF FROZEN FRUIT AND FROZEN VEGETABLES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

By Food Focus on 03 April 2019

REGULATIONS REGARDING CONTROL OVER THE SALE OF FROZEN FRUIT AND FROZEN VEGETABLES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA. To update existing regulations relating to frozen fruit and frozen vegetables in order to accommodate the changes that have taken place in the industry locally as w

R1371 GAME MEAT REGULATIONS OF 4 NOVEMBER 2016 NO.1371 DRAFT

By Food Focus on 19 February 2019

Draft Game Meat Regulations No.1371

THE NEW R638 | INFOGRAPHIC

By Linda Jackson on 31 July 2018

The hygiene regulations R638 are here! Here's an overview of what the new regulations hold.

R638 REGULATIONS GOVERNING GENERAL HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD PREMISES, THE TRANSPORT OF FOOD AND RELATED MATTERS

By Food Focus on 27 June 2018

R638 (Regulations Governing General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises, the Transport of Food and Related Matters) has now been gazetted. This replaced R962.

R607 REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT SYSTEM (HACCP SYSTEM): AMENDMENT

By Food Focus on 26 June 2018

The HACCP regulations have been amended to include meat and poultry - companies have 9 months from date of publication (14 June 2018) to comply.

R588 REGULATIONS RELATING TO MAXIMUM LEVELS OF METALS IN FOODSTUFFS

By Food Focus on 22 June 2018

R588 Regulations relating to maximum levels of metals in foodstuffs

SANS 885:2011 - SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS

By Food Focus on 28 May 2018

Looking for the standard relating to processed meat products? That would be SANS 885:2011 Edition 3.

R249 REGULATIONS RELATING TO TRANS-FATS IN FOODSTUFFS FEB 2011

By Food Focus on 18 May 2018

The final Regulations Relating to Trans-Fats in Foodstuffs – Regulation 249 – were signed into law in February 2011.

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