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Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989)

Notices

Authorisation to sell mead

10. Compulsory particulars on labels

 

The following particulars shall be indicated on the label of a, container of mead:

(a) The expression “alcoholic honey beverage” or "mead".

[Clause 10(a) substituted by section 6(a) of Mead Regulations: Amendment under Notice No. R. 2247, GG46681, dated 8 July 2022]

(b) The applicable class designation as specified in column 1 of Table 2: Provided that—
(i) the expression "mead", where applicable, need not be repeated if indicated in terms of paragraph (a) and is used in conjunction with the rest of the applicable class designation; and
(ii) the expression "traditional African mead", where applicable, need not be indicated.

[Clause 10(b) substituted by section 6(b) of Mead Regulations: Amendment under Notice No. R. 2247, GG46681, dated 8 July 2022]

(c)

(i) The alcohol content by means of a figure which, subject to the provisions of subparagraph (ii), represents the actual percentage of alcohol per volume in conjunction with a percentage symbol and one or more of the expressions "alcohol", "volume" or abbreviations thereof.
(ii) A figure referred to in subparagraph (i) shall not—
(aa) differ by more than 0,5 in numeral value from the actual alcohol content of the mead concerned; and
(bb) be higher or lower than the applicable maximum or minimum alcohol content specified in this Schedule.
(d) The name of the country or countries of origin in conjunction with the word "produced" or a synonym or inflection thereof along with an appropriate preposition, if not fully produced in South Africa.
(e) The name of the country of bottling in conjunction with the word 'bottled' or a synonym or inflection thereof along with an appropriate preposition, if not finally bottled in South Africa.
(f) The year of production by means of the words "produced in" followed by the year concerned in figures.
(g) Whether herbs and spices or natural extracts thereof or fruit cells, fruit juice or fruit juice concentrate have been used at any stage of the production process.
(h) The full name and physical business address of the person by whom or on whose behalf the mead is bottled with a view to the sale thereof by him or her in sealed containers.

[Clause 10(h) substituted by section 6(c) of Mead Regulations: Amendment under Notice No. R. 2247, GG46681, dated 8 July 2022]