• Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972)
  • Notice No. 923 of 1972
  • Act
  • 1. Definitions
  • 2. Prohibition of sale, manufacture or importation of certain articles
  • 3. Sale of mixed, compounded or blended foodstuff
  • 4. Use or employment of prohibited process, method, appliance, container or object
  • 5. False description of articles
  • 6. Special defences
  • 7. Warranties
  • 8. Liability of employer or principal
  • 9. Liability of importer, manufacturer or packer
  • 10. Inspectors
  • 11. Powers, duties and functions of inspectors
  • 12. Analysts
  • 13. Further analysis or examination of sample
  • 14. Examination, control and disposal of certain imported articles
  • 15. Regulations
  • 15A. Regulations relating to mollusc farming and fish farming
  • 16. Repealed
  • 17. Offences
  • 18. Penalties
  • 19. Jurisdiction
  • 20. Forfeiture
  • 21. Time limits and other requirements in connection with prosecution
  • 22. Proof of facts, and presumptions
  • 23. Administration of Act by authorized local authority
  • 24. Right to prosecute
  • 25. Delegation of powers by Director-General
  • 26. Defect in form not to invalidate
  • 27. Restriction of liability
  • 28. Application of Act to articles imported in transit
  • 29. Repeal of Act 13 of 1929
  • 30. Short title and commencement
• Regulations
  • Regulations - Preservatives and Antioxidants 
    • Notice No. R. 965 of 1977
    • Definitions
    • Annexure A
    • Annexure B
    • Annexure C : Specific Criteria of Purity of Preservatives - General Observations
  • Regulations relating to Health Messages on Container Labels of Alcoholic Beverages
    • Notice No. R. 764 of 2007
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Health messages on container labels
    • 3. Language
    • 4. Prohibited statements
    • 5. Offences and penalties
    • 6. Commencement of regulations
    • Annexure A : Health Messages
  • Regulations relating to the Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs
    • Notice No. R. 146 of 2010
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. - 15. General Provisions
    • 16. -  49. Special Provisions
    • 50. Nutritional information
    • 51. - 53. Claims
    • 54. Exemptions
    • 55. Repeal
    • 56. Commencement
  • Regulations relating to the Prohibition of the Manufacturing, Importation, Exportation and Sale of Polycarbonate Infant Feeding Bottles containing Bisphenol A
    • Notice No. R. 879 of 2011
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Prohibition
    • 3. Commencement
  • Regulations - Soft Drinks
    • Notice No. R1769 of 1985
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Permitted additives
    • 3. Acidity
    • 4. Alcohol
    • 5. Repeals
  • Regulations relating to the Use of Sweeteners in Foodstuffs
    • Notice No. R. 733 of 2012
  • Regulations relating to Hygiene Requirements for Milking Sheds, the Transport of Milk and Related Matters
    • Notice No. R. 961 of 2012
    • 1. Definitions
    • Prohibition on the Production of Milk except in an Approved Milking Shed
      • 2. Prohibition on the production of milk except in an approved milking shed
    • Certificate of Acceptability
      • 3. Application for a certificate of acceptability
      • 4. Conditions subject to which a certificate of acceptability is issued
      • 5. Suspension or withdrawal of a certificate of acceptability
    • Standards and Requirements
      • 6. Milking sheds
      • 7. Milk containers and milking machine
      • 8. Handling of milk
      • 9. Health status of dairy stock
      • 10. Personnel hygiene - Milkers and Handlers of Milk
    • Standards and Requirements for Transport of Milk
      • 11. Duties of the driver of a vehicle
    • General Provisions
      • 12. Exemptions
    • 14. Offences
    • 15. Commencement
    • 16. Repeal
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A : Application for a Certificate of Acceptability for a Milking Shed
      • Annexure B : Certificate of Acceptability for Milking Sheds and Transport of Milk
  • [Repealed] Regulations Governing General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises and the Transport of Food
  • Regulations relating to the reduction of sodium in certain foodstuffs and related matters
    • Notice No. R. 214 of 2013
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Reduction of total sodium content of certain foodstuffs
    • 3. Methodology or testing of total sodium
    • 4. Effective dates
  • Regulations Governing General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises, the Transport of Food and Related Matters
    • Notice No. R. 364 of 2015
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Application
    • 3. Certificate of acceptability (CoA)
    • 4. Prohibition on the handling and transportation of food
    • 5. Standards and requirements for food premises
    • 6. Standards and requirements for facilities on food premises
    • 7. Standards and requirements for food containers, appliances, bulk milk tanks and butchery equipment
    • 8. Standards and requirements for the display, storage and temperature of food
    • 9. Standards and requirements for protective clothing
    • 10. Duties of a person in charge of food premises
    • 11. Duties of a food handler
    • 12. Standards and requirements for the handling and transportation of meat and meat products
    • 13. Standards and requirements for the transport of food
    • 14. Exemptions, additional requirements and reservations
    • 15. Offences
    • 16. Commencement
    • 17. Repeal of Regulations
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A : Application Form of a Certificate of Acceptability for Food Premises
      • Annexure B : Certificate of Acceptability for Food Premises
      • Annexure C : Order for an Instruction
      • Annexure D : Sanitary Conveniences
      • Annexure E : Food Temperatures
      • Annexure F : Cleaning of Butchery Equipment
      • Annexure G : Code of Practice for Measuring Temperatures of Food
  • Regulations relating to Miscellaneous Additives in Foodstuffs
    • Notice No. 1425 of 2016
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Requirements for use of miscellaneous additives in foodstuffs
    • 3. Repeal
    • 4. Commencement
  • Regulations relating to Maximum Levels of Metals in Foodstuffs
    • Notice No. 588 of 2018
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. General Provisions
    • 3. Repeal
    • 4. Commencement
    • Annexure A
      • Table 1 : Maximum Levels for Metals in Foodstuffs
  • Regulations Governing General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises, the Transport of Food and Related Matters
    • Notice No. 638 of 2018
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Application
    • 3. Certificate of acceptability
    • 4. Prohibition on the handling and transportation of food
    • 5. Standards and requirements for food premises
    • 6. Standards and requirements for facilities on food premises
    • 7. Standards and requirements for food containers, appliances, and equipment
    • 8. Standards and requirements for the display, storage and temperature of food
    • 9. Standards and requirements for protective clothing
    • 10. Duties of person in charge of food premises
    • 11. Duties of a food handler
    • 12. Standards and requirements for the handling and transportation of meat and meat products
    • 13. Standards and requirements for the transport of food
    • 14. Exemptions, additional requirements and reservations
    • 15. Offences
    • 16. Commencement
    • 17. Repeal of Regulations
    • Annexures
      • Annexure A: Application for a Certificate of Acceptability of Food Premises
      • Annexure B: Certificate of Acceptability of Food Premises
      • Annexure C: Prohibition Order
      • Annexure D: Sanitary Conveniences
      • Annexure E: Food Temperatures
      • Annexure F: Cleaning of Butchery Equipment
      • Annexure G: Code of Practice for Measuring Temperatures of Food
• Notices
  • Enforcement by Local Authority
    • Notice No. R. 915 of 2012
    • Notice No. R. 896 of 2019
    • Notice No. 680 of 2020
  • [Repealed] Regulations under the Food, Drugs and Disinfectants Act, 1929 (Act No. 13 of 1929)
    • Notice No. 656 of 2019