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Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972)
Notice No. 923 of 1972
Act
1. Definitions
2. Prohibition of sale, manufacture or importation of certain articles
3. Sale of mixed, compounded or blended foodstuff
4. Use or employment of prohibited process, method, appliance, container or object
5. False description of articles
6. Special defences
7. Warranties
8. Liability of employer or principal
9. Liability of importer, manufacturer or packer
10. Inspectors
11. Powers, duties and functions of inspectors
12. Analysts
13. Further analysis or examination of sample
14. Examination, control and disposal of certain imported articles
15. Regulations
15A. Regulations relating to mollusc farming and fish farming
16. Repealed
17. Offences
18. Penalties
19. Jurisdiction
20. Forfeiture
21. Time limits and other requirements in connection with prosecution
22. Proof of facts, and presumptions
23. Administration of Act by authorized local authority
24. Right to prosecute
25. Delegation of powers by Director-General
26. Defect in form not to invalidate
27. Restriction of liability
28. Application of Act to articles imported in transit
29. Repeal of Act 13 of 1929
30. Short title and commencement
Regulations
Regulations - Preservatives and Antioxidants
Notice No. R. 965 of 1977
Definitions
Annexure A
Annexure B
Annexure C : Specific Criteria of Purity of Preservatives - General Observations
Regulations relating to Health Messages on Container Labels of Alcoholic Beverages
Notice No. R. 764 of 2007
1. Definitions
2. Health messages on container labels
3. Language
4. Prohibited statements
5. Offences and penalties
6. Commencement of regulations
Annexure A : Health Messages
Regulations relating to the Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs
Notice No. R. 146 of 2010
1. Definitions
2. - 15. General Provisions
16. - 49. Special Provisions
50. Nutritional information
51. - 53. Claims
54. Exemptions
55. Repeal
56. Commencement
Regulations relating to the Prohibition of the Manufacturing, Importation, Exportation and Sale of Polycarbonate Infant Feeding Bottles containing Bisphenol A
Notice No. R. 879 of 2011
1. Definitions
2. Prohibition
3. Commencement
Regulations - Soft Drinks
Notice No. R1769 of 1985
1. Definitions
2. Permitted additives
3. Acidity
4. Alcohol
5. Repeals
Regulations relating to the Use of Sweeteners in Foodstuffs
Notice No. R. 733 of 2012
Regulations relating to Hygiene Requirements for Milking Sheds, the Transport of Milk and Related Matters
Notice No. R. 961 of 2012
1. Definitions
Prohibition on the Production of Milk except in an Approved Milking Shed
2. Prohibition on the production of milk except in an approved milking shed
Certificate of Acceptability
3. Application for a certificate of acceptability
4. Conditions subject to which a certificate of acceptability is issued
5. Suspension or withdrawal of a certificate of acceptability
Standards and Requirements
6. Milking sheds
7. Milk containers and milking machine
8. Handling of milk
9. Health status of dairy stock
10. Personnel hygiene - Milkers and Handlers of Milk
Standards and Requirements for Transport of Milk
11. Duties of the driver of a vehicle
General Provisions
12. Exemptions
14. Offences
15. Commencement
16. Repeal
Annexures
Annexure A : Application for a Certificate of Acceptability for a Milking Shed
Annexure B : Certificate of Acceptability for Milking Sheds and Transport of Milk
[Repealed] Regulations Governing General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises and the Transport of Food
Regulations relating to the reduction of sodium in certain foodstuffs and related matters
Notice No. R. 214 of 2013
1. Definitions
2. Reduction of total sodium content of certain foodstuffs
3. Methodology or testing of total sodium
4. Effective dates
Regulations Governing General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises, the Transport of Food and Related Matters
Notice No. R. 364 of 2015
1. Definitions
2. Application
3. Certificate of acceptability (CoA)
4. Prohibition on the handling and transportation of food
5. Standards and requirements for food premises
6. Standards and requirements for facilities on food premises
7. Standards and requirements for food containers, appliances, bulk milk tanks and butchery equipment
8. Standards and requirements for the display, storage and temperature of food
9. Standards and requirements for protective clothing
10. Duties of a person in charge of food premises
11. Duties of a food handler
12. Standards and requirements for the handling and transportation of meat and meat products
13. Standards and requirements for the transport of food
14. Exemptions, additional requirements and reservations
15. Offences
16. Commencement
17. Repeal of Regulations
Annexures
Annexure A : Application Form of a Certificate of Acceptability for Food Premises
Annexure B : Certificate of Acceptability for Food Premises
Annexure C : Order for an Instruction
Annexure D : Sanitary Conveniences
Annexure E : Food Temperatures
Annexure F : Cleaning of Butchery Equipment
Annexure G : Code of Practice for Measuring Temperatures of Food
Regulations relating to Miscellaneous Additives in Foodstuffs
Notice No. 1425 of 2016
1. Definitions
2. Requirements for use of miscellaneous additives in foodstuffs
3. Repeal
4. Commencement
Regulations relating to Maximum Levels of Metals in Foodstuffs
Notice No. 588 of 2018
1. Definitions
2. General Provisions
3. Repeal
4. Commencement
Annexure A
Table 1 : Maximum Levels for Metals in Foodstuffs
Regulations Governing General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises, the Transport of Food and Related Matters
Notice No. 638 of 2018
1. Definitions
2. Application
3. Certificate of acceptability
4. Prohibition on the handling and transportation of food
5. Standards and requirements for food premises
6. Standards and requirements for facilities on food premises
7. Standards and requirements for food containers, appliances, and equipment
8. Standards and requirements for the display, storage and temperature of food
9. Standards and requirements for protective clothing
10. Duties of person in charge of food premises
11. Duties of a food handler
12. Standards and requirements for the handling and transportation of meat and meat products
13. Standards and requirements for the transport of food
14. Exemptions, additional requirements and reservations
15. Offences
16. Commencement
17. Repeal of Regulations
Annexures
Annexure A: Application for a Certificate of Acceptability of Food Premises
Annexure B: Certificate of Acceptability of Food Premises
Annexure C: Prohibition Order
Annexure D: Sanitary Conveniences
Annexure E: Food Temperatures
Annexure F: Cleaning of Butchery Equipment
Annexure G: Code of Practice for Measuring Temperatures of Food
Notices
Enforcement by Local Authority
Notice No. R. 915 of 2012
Notice No. R. 896 of 2019
Notice No. 680 of 2020
[Repealed] Regulations under the Food, Drugs and Disinfectants Act, 1929 (Act No. 13 of 1929)
Notice No. 656 of 2019
Regulations relating to the Use of Sweeteners in Foodstuffs
Purchase
Notice No. R. 733 of 2012
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