2.

Agency responsible: Department of Health, Directorate: Food Control

3.

Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Meat and edible meat offal (HS code(s): 02); Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code(s): 04); Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code(s): 05); Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code(s): 07); Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code(s): 08); Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS code(s): 09); Cereals (HS code(s): 10); Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code(s): 12); Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included (HS code(s): 14); Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code(s): 15); Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code(s): 16); Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code(s): 17); Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code(s): 18); Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products (HS code(s): 19); Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code(s): 20); Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code(s): 21); Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code(s): 22)

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

5.

Title of the notified document: Draft: Regulations relating to the use of food additives in foodstuffs in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972). Language(s): English. Number of pages: 9

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/ZAF/24_08078_00_e.pdf

6.

Description of content: The draft aims to establish regulations for the use of food additives in food products, including setting maximum limits for these additives. This will be regulated by the Department of Health in accordance with the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act of 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972).

7.

Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

8.

Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X]       Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):

-        General Standard for Food Additives, CXS 192-1995

-        List of Codex Specifications for Food Additives, CXA 6-2023

-        Class Names and the International Numbering System for Food Additives, CXG 36-1989

[ ]        World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[ ]        International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[ ]        None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?

[X] Yes   [ ] No

If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard:

9.

Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 12 months from the date of adoption.

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 12 months from the date of publication.

[X]     Trade facilitating measure

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 26 January 2025

Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Department of Health Directorate: Food Control

Private Bag X828

Pretoria 0001

Tel: +(27 12) 395 8779

E-mail: [email protected]

and copy: [email protected]

13.

Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

Department of Health

Directorate: Food Control

Private bag X828

Pretoria, 0001

E-mail: [email protected]

            [email protected]