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

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Table 8 : Restricted substances in liquor products [Reg. 32]

 

Name of substance

Maximum extent to which substance may be contained (mg/l)

1

2

Arsenic

0,2

Boron

80,0, calculated as boracic acid

Bromine

1,0

Cadmium

0,015, but 0,01 in the case of wine

Copper

4,0, but 1,0 in the case of wine

Fluorine

1,7, but 1,0 in the case of wine

Iron

10,0 (in the case of wine only)

Lead

0,3 but 0,25 in the case of wine produced after 31 December 1994, 0,2 in the case of wine produced after 31 December 1997, 0,1 for natural wine produced after 31 December 2019 and 0,15 for fortified wine produced after 31 December 2019.

Mercury

0,05

Methanol

See note 1

Selenium

1,0

Sodium

100,0 (in the case of wine only)

Sulphur dioxide

See note 2. Levels of this substance shall be determined using the aspiration method of analysis.

Tin

250,0 but 100,0 in the case of wine

Zinc

5,0

 

Notes:

 

1.

(a) Wine shall not contain more than 300 mg/l of methanol.
(b) Spirits other than husk spirit, premium husk spirit and an unspecified spirit referred to in regulation 23(d) shall contain no more than 2 000 mg of methanol per litre of absolute alcohol.

 

2.
(a) An alcohol fruit beverage, grape-based liquor and spirit-based liquor shall not contain more than 200 mg/l sulphur dioxide: Provided that not more than 50,0 mg/l of the sulphur dioxide content of an alcoholic fruit beverage shall be in the form of free sulphur dioxide.
(b) Wine produced after 31 December 1994, may not contain more than 160 mg/l sulphur dioxide: Provided that—
(i) noble late harvest wine and wine from naturally dried grapes shall contain a maximum of 300 mg/l of sulphur dioxide;
(ii) natural wine with a residual sugar content of more than 5 gram per litre shall contain a maximum of 200 mg/l of sulphur dioxide;
(iii) not more than 60 mg/l of the sulphur dioxide of wine, excluding red wine destined for export in bulk during the year of production thereof, shall be in the form of free sulphur dioxide;
(iv) wine destined for export in bulk, must contain at least 30 mg/l of free sulphur dioxide;
(v) red wine with a residual sugar content of less than 5 g/l produced after 31 December 2002 shall not contain more than 150 mg/l of sulphur dioxide.
(vi) wine in respect of which certification as a noble late harvest wine or as a wine from naturally dried grapes has been refused, may contain a maximum of 300 mg/l of sulphur dioxide.
(c) Wine produced before 31 December 1994, shall not contain more than 200 mg/l of sulphur dioxide: Provided that noble late harvest wine, as well as sweet natural wine in respect of which certification as a nobel late harvest has been refused may contain up to 300 mg/l of sulphur dioxide.

 

[Table 8 substituted by section 13 of Notice No. R. 736, GG44988, dated 13 August 2021]