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

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Regulations regarding the Classification, Packing and Marking of Edible Ices intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa - effective 1 July 2024

Part V: Sampling and Analysis

25. Analysis

 

(1) The preparation of the sample shall be done in accordance with the procedure set out in the "AOAC Official Method 969.20 -1969, Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts - Preparation of Test Portion Procedure" (Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International, 21st Edition, 2019), or any other international recognised and acceptable reference methods and procedures.

 

(2) The fat content and total solids content shall be determined in accordance with the methods set out in Table 2 below: Provided that inclusions shall not be taken into account:

 

TABLE 2

METHODS OF ANALYSIS

Nature of determination

Method description

Method source

1

2

3

Fat content

"Milk - determination of the fat content - Rose Gottlieb - Gravi-metric method (reference method)"

International Dairy Federation,

IDF 1C: 1987

"Dried milk, dried whey, dried buttermilk and dried butter serum - determination of the fat content - Rose Gottlieb - (reference method)''

International Dairy Federation,

IDF 9C: 1987

"Milk based edible ices and ice mixes - Determination of fat content -Gravimetric method (reference method)"

International Organization for Standardization,

ISO 7328: 2008/

International Dairy Federation,

IDF 116: 2008

"Skimmed milk, whey and buttermilk - Determination of the fat content (reference method)"

International Dairy Federation,

IDF 22B: 1987

"Milk powders, whey powders, blend of skimmed milk and vegetable fat in powder form - Determination of the fat content - Gravimetric method (Rose Gottlieb)"

International Dairy Federation,

IDF 9: 2008

"Dried milk and dried milk products - Determination of fat content - Gravimetric method (reference method)"

International Organization for Standardization,

ISO 1736: 2008

"Milk - determination of the fat content - Gerber butyrometers"

International Organization for Standardization,

ISO 488: 2008/

International Dairy Federation,

IDF 105: 2008

Total solids content

"Ice-cream and milk ice - Determination of total solids content (reference method)"

International Organization for Standardization,

ISO 3728: 2004/

International Dairy Federation,

IDF 70: 2004

"Milk, Cream and Evaporated Milk - determination of total solids content (reference method)"

International Organization for Standardization,

ISO 6731: 2010/

International Dairy Federation,

IDF 21: 2010

 

(3) Notwithstanding sub-regulation (2) above, any other method which is accepted and approved by AOAC International, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Dairy Federation (IDF) or the CODEX Alimentarius  may be used: Provided that—
(a) the method concerned has been validated;
(b) the laboratory concerned employing this method has been accredited (e.g. by SANAS); and
(c) the laboratory concerned conducts proficiency testing/ inter-laboratory comparisons.