Food Labelling Requirements in South Africa and the

Food Labelling Requirements in South Africa and the European Union: A Comparison Petra Müller January 2017

CONTENTS Legislation Mandatory Nutrition Information Labelling Conclusion Q&A 2

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Legislation South Africa § Regulations relating to the labelling and advertising of foodstuffs (2010, as amended under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act 54 of 1972) European Union § Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council on the provision of food information to consumers 4

Mandatory Information South Africa European Union Name of food List of ingredients (if applicable) Name and address of manufacturer Name and address of food business operator Instructions for use Special Storage conditions Net contents Country of origin or place of providence (if required) Batch identification Nutrition declaration Date Marking Date of minimum durability Quantitative ingredient declarations (QUID) Quantities of certain ingredients or categories of ingredients Allergens Ingredient/processing aid causing allergies/intolerances Alcoholic strength by volume (if ≥ 1. 2%) 5

Mandatory Information Similar mandatory information between South Africa an European Union § Name of foodstuff (EU – include/be accompanied by physical condition/specific treatment e. g. concentrated, smoked, freeze-dried) § List of ingredients § Order (mixed foodstuffs, < 2%, vitamins, minerals) § Seasonal ingredients § Naming (additives categories) § Quantitative Ingredient Declarations (QUID) § Date markings (EU – Date of freezing) § Storage Instructions § Name and address of business § Instructions for use § Net quantity 6

Mandatory Information Country of origin (or place of provenance) South Africa European Union Mandatory • “Product of (name of country)” • “Produced /Processed/ Manufactured/ Made in (name of country)” • “Packed in (name of country)” Must be provided if: • Mandated by specific EU legislation (e. g. beef, olive oil, honey) • Swine, poultry, sheep and goat meat (fresh, frozen or chilled) • Where failure to indicate might mislead consumer Swine, sheep, goat and poultry meat (fresh, frozen or chilled) • Place of birth • Place of rearing • Place of slaughter 7

Mandatory Information Allergens and Food Intolerances § South Africa § “Common allergens: egg, cow’s milk, crustaceans and molluscs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, tree nuts and any significant cereals, as well as ingredients derived from these foodstuffs that has retained its allergenicity in the final product” § Indicated in parenthesis after ingredient in list of ingredients and/or in close proximity to ingredient list with words “Contains: (allergen(s)” § Significant cereals – specific significant cereal in list of ingredients specified with “gluten” in parenthesis § Sulphur dioxide or related compounds (>10 mg/kg foodstuff), monosodium glutamate (MSG), Tartrazine, goats milk § Precautionary labelling: “may contain (allergen)” + “allergen control program in place” 8

Mandatory Information Allergens and Food Intolerances § European Union § Indicated in list of ingredients with reference to the name of the allergen § Emphasised through typeset that distinguishes it from the rest of the ingredients § If no list of ingredients, allergen is to be indicated by means of “contains + [substance(s)/products] § Precautionary labelling: “may contain” 9

Mandatory Information Allergens and Food Intolerances § European Union 10

Mandatory Information Allergens and Food Intolerances § European Union 11

Mandatory Information Allergens and Food Intolerances § European Union 12

Mandatory Information Other § Trans fat § PREVIOUSLY FROZEN (SA pre-packaged foodstuffs); “Defrosted” (EU) § GMOs § Irradiation 13

Mandatory Information Other § Minced Meat South Africa European Union 14

Mandatory Information Other § Foods for which the labelling must include one or more additional particulars (EU) § Foods packed in certain gases § Foods containing sweeteners § Foods containing glycyrrhizinic acid or its ammonium salt § Beverages with high caffeine content or foods with added caffeine § Foods with added phytosterols, phytosterol esters, phytostanols or phytostanol esters § Frozen meat, frozen meat preparations and frozen unprocessed fishery products 15

Nutrition Labelling South African Nutrition Information Table 16

Nutrition Labelling European Union Nutrition Declaration 17

Nutrition Labelling Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs): South Africa 18

Nutrition Labelling Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs): European Union 19

Conclusion Correct and compliant food labelling ensures consumers are protected and safe § Allergens/Food intolerances § Possible over ingestion of certain nutrients – over consumption; toxicity § Misleading information § Food safety (e. g. date markings and storage instructions) Merieux Nutri. Sciences offers labelling consultation services for South Africa and European markets to assist in compliance to food labelling legislation 20

Questions? 21