Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972)5. False description of articles |
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) and section 6, any person shall be guilty of an offence if he— |
| (a) | publishes a false or misleading advertisement of any foodstuff, cosmetic or disinfectant; or |
| (b) | for purposes of sale, describes any foodstuff, cosmetic or disinfectant in a manner which is false or misleading as regards its origin, nature, substance, composition, quality, strength, nutritive value or other properties or the time, mode or place of its manufacture; or |
| (c) | sells, or imports for sale, any foodstuff, cosmetic or disinfectant described in the manner aforesaid. |
| (2) | The provisions of subsection (1) shall not be deemed to prohibit the description of any foodstuff by, or its sale or importation under, a geographical name which is generally accepted as a generic term for a particular type or variety of such foodstuff, provided the foodstuff described by or sold or imported under the name in question is of the type or variety indicated by that name. |