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Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972)

Regulations

Regulations relating to the reduction of sodium in certain foodstuffs and related matters

2. Reduction of total sodium content of certain foodstuffs

 

Any foodstuff, listed in column II of Table 1 below, which are offered for sale on the dates mentioned in column IV shall comply with the corresponding reduced total Sodium levels mentioned in column III

 

TABLE 1: REDUCTION OF TOTAL SODIUM (NA) CONTENT OF CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS


Foodstuff category

Maximum Total

Sodium per 100 g foodstuff

Dates on which the total Sodium reduction becomes effective

I

II

III

IV

1.

Bread

400 mg Na

30 June 2016

380 mg Na

30 June 2019





2.

All breakfast cereals and porridges, whether ready-to-eat, instant or cook up, hot or cold

500 mg Na

30 June 2016

400 mg Na

30 June 2019





3.

All fat spreads and butter spreads

550 mg Na

30 June 2016

450 mg Na

30 June 2019





4.

Ready-to-eat savoury snacks, excluding salt-and-vinegar flavoured savoury snacks

800 mg Na

30 June 2016

700 mg Na

30 June 2019





5.

Flavoured potato crisps, excluding salt-and- vinegar flavoured potato crisps

650 mg Na

30 June 2016

550 mg Na

30 June 2019





6.

Flavoured, ready-to-eat, savoury snacks and potato crisps-salt-and-vinegar only

1000 mg Na

30 June 2016

850 mg Na

30 June 2019





7.

Processed meat (classes 6, 12 or 14 of the South African National Standard SANS 885:2011) - uncured

850 mg Na

30 June 2016

650 mg Na

30 June 2019





8.

Processed meat (classes 7,10, or 11 of the South African National Standard SANS 885:2011) - cured

950 mg Na

30 June 2016

850 mg Na

30 June 2019





9.

Raw-processed meat sausages (all types) and similar products

800 mg Na

30 June 2016

600 mg Na

30 June 2019





10.

Dry soup powder (not the instant type)

5500 mg Na

30 June 2016

3500 mg Na

30 June 2019





11.

Dry gravy powders and dry instant savoury sauces

3500 mg Na

30 June 2016

1500 mg Na

30 June 2019





12.

Dry savoury powders with dry instant noodles to be mixed with a liquid,

1500 mg Na

30 June 2016

800 mg Na

30 June 2019





13.

Stock cubes, Stock powders, stock granules, stock emulsions, stock pastes or stock jellies

18000 mg Na

30 June 2016

13000 mg Na

30 June 2019

 

 

 


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