• Consumer Protection Act
• Consumer Protection Act Guidelines
• NRCS – Compulsory Specifications
• DTIC – Trade and Metrology Act

Health legislation governing milk and other dairy products.

• Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972) – Updated version (PDF)

(The Act and regulations can be obtained in hard copy format from Lexis Nexis Publishers, Tel: 0860 765 432

• Agricultural Product Standard Act, 1990, Act 119 of 1990

Regulations regarding the classification, packing and marking of edible ice intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

The above agricultural legislation can be obtained from www.nda.agric.za

Non-Compulsory Standards Relating to Milk and Dairy Products Food Safety and Quality

• SANS 1828:2016 – Edition 2.00
  Cleaning chemicals for use in the food industry 
• SANS 1853:2009 – Edition 1.01
  Disinfectants and detergent-disinfectants for use in the food industry 
• SANS 10049:2012 – Edition 4.01
  Food safety management requirements for prerequisite programmes (PRPs) 
• SANS 10133:2012 – Edition 2.00
  The application of pesticides in food-handling, food-processing, and catering establishments 
• SANS 22005:2009/ISO 22005:2007 – Edition 1.00
  Traceability in the feed and food chain – General principles and basic requirements for system design and implementation 
• Notice of publication of SANS 22004:2016
  Food safety management systems – Guidance on the application of ISO 22000:2005 
• SANS 314:2012/ISO 707:1997 – Edition 2.00
  Milk and milk products – Guidance on sampling 
• SANS 1678:2014 – Edition 2.01
  Sterilised milk 
• SANS 1679:2013 – Edition 2.01
  Pasteurised milk 
• SANS 10330:2007 – Edition 2.01
  Requirements for a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system 
• SANS 5763:2006 – Edition 2
  Efficacy of cleaning plant, equipment and utensils: swab technique 
• SANS 898:2011 – Edition 1
  Good manufacturing practice for the self-mixing of feed in the livestock industry
• Non-Compulsory Standards Relating to Milk and Dairy Products Food Safety and Quality

Compulsory Standards Relating to Milk and Dairy Products Food Safety and Quality

The National Regulator for Compulsory Standards enforces the following standards (extensions of the regulations) in terms of the Trade Metrology Act, 1973, Act 77 of 1973:

• SANS 289:2016 – Edition 1.06
  Labelling requirements for prepackaged products (prepackages) and general requirements for the sale of goods subject to legal metrology control
• SANS 458:2011 – Edition 1.02
  Tolerances permitted for the accuracy of measurements of products (including pre-packaged products) in terms of legal metrology legislation
• SANS 1841:2015 – Edition 2.01
  Control of the quantity of contents in prepacked packages within the prescriptions of legal metrology legislation

The undermentioned acts administer the following standards for drinking water:

• SANS 241–1:2015 – Edition 2, Part 1
  Microbiological, physical,aesthetic and chemical determinants
• SANS 2412:2015 – Edition 2, Part 2
  Application of SANS 241-1

• Municipal Systems Act, 2000, Act 32 of 2000

• Health Act, 2003, Act 61 of 2003

• Water Services Act, 1997, Act 108 of 1997

All SANS documents can be ordered electronically at http://www.store.sabs.co.za/ or at 012 428 7911

• ISO 22000 – Food safety management systems – Requirements for any organisation in the food chain.
• ISO 22001 – Guidelines on the application of ISO 9001:2000 for the food and drink industry (replaces: ISO 15161:2001).
• ISO/TS 22002-1 First edition 2009-12-15; Prerequisite programmes on food safety-Part 1: Food Manufacturing
• ISO/TS 22002-3 First edition 2011-12-15; Prerequisite programmes on food safety-Part 3: Farming
• ISO 707 – Second edition 1997 07 01; Milk and milk products – Guidance on sampling
• All SANS documents can be ordered electronically at http://www.store.sabs.co.za/iso-standards or at 012 428 7911

The Codex Alimentarius Commission, established by FAO and WHO in 1963 develops harmonised international food standards, guidelines and codes of practice to protect the health of the consumers and ensure fair trade practices in the food trade. The Commission also promotes coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Codex standards are based on the best available science assisted by independent international risk assessment bodies or ad-hoc consultations organized by FAO and WHO.

• IDF Standards
• IDF Bulletins

• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations website

• Website
• SARS – Schedule 2