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Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Classification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part I : Dairy Products

16. Standards for cottage cheese with or without added foodstuff

 

(1) Cottage cheese with or without added foodstuff shall be manufactured from milk or products obtained from milk.

 

(2) Creamed cottage cheese with or without added foodstuff shall be manufactured mainly from the primary dairy products known as cottage cheese and cream.

 

(3) In the case of cottage cheese with added foodstuff—
(a) the minimum milk fat in dry matter content may be up to 10 per cent less than that specified in Table 15 for the class of cottage cheese concerned;
(b) the maximum moisture content shall not exceed 73 per cent (m/m) for the full fat class, 75 per cent (m/m) for the medium fat class, and 80 per cent for the low fat and fat free classes; and
(c) the minimum dry matter content shall be as follows:
(i) full fat class – more than 27 per cent (m/m);
(ii) medium fat class – more than 25 per cent (m/m);
(iii) low fat class – at least 18 per cent (m/m); and
(iv) fat free class – at least 18 per cent (m/m).