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

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Regulations regarding Control over the Sale of Poultry Meat

13. Restriction on use of certain particulars

 

(1) No word, mark, illustration, depiction or other method of expression that constitutes a  misrepresentation or directly or by implication creates or may create a misleading impression regarding the quality, nature, grade or origin of that poultry meat shall be marked on a container of such a product.

 

(2) The words 'natural', 'natuurlik', 'super', 'ultra', 'extra', 'ekstra' or any other word or expression that directly or by implication creates or can create the impression that the poultry meat is of a special or particular quality shall not be marked on the container of such a product.

[Regulation 13(2) substituted  by regulation 10(a) of Notice No. R. 988, GG 18155, dated 25 July 1997]

 

(3) No claim regarding the absence of any substance that does not normally occur in poultry meat shall be marked on the container of such product.

 

(4)
(a) Poultry carcasses shall only be marked with the expression 'Free range X' or 'Vryloop X', where 'X' represents the type of poultry from which the carcass is derived, if such carcasses were obtained from poultry which had continuous daytime access to open air runs.
(b) the open air runs referred to in paragraph (a) shall—
(i) be mainly covered with vegetation where poultry is able to scratch and dustbath;  and
(ii) be big enough to allow ample running space.

[Regulation 13(4) substituted  by regulation 4 of Notice No. R. 988, GG 18155, dated 25 July 1997]

 

(5) The provisions of this regulation shall mutatis mutandis apply to particulars that are marked on—
(a) an outer container in which one or more containers of poultry meat is packed;  and
(b) a notice displayed at or in the vicinity of poultry meat that is kept or displayed for sale.

 

 


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