G/TBT/N/ZAF/176  
 
6 June 2014  
(14-3328)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: SOUTH AFRICA 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 
Directorate: Food Safety and Quality Assurance 
Niel Erasmus Private Bag X343 Pretoria 0001 
Tel: +27 12 319-6059 
Fax: +27 12 319-6055 Website: http://www.daff.gov.za  
e-mail: yvonnet@daff.gov.za  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided  in addition, wh ere applicable): Dairy 
produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere 
specified or included (HS 04); Milk and milk products in general (ICS 67.100.01), Milk and processed milk products (ICS 67.100.10) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Regulations 
relating to classification, packaging and marking of dairy products and imitation dairy products (36 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content: The proposed regulations set minimum standards for 
classification of dairy products and imitation dairy products as well as the control system 
to ensure compliance to the standard. It also contains requirements for containers, 
marking requirements, inspection and sampling methods.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling.  
8. Relevant documents:  Draft regulations relating to classification, packaging and 
marking of dairy products and imitation dairy products. 
ISO 707/IDF 050: "Milk and Milk products – Guidance on sampling" ISO 5538/IDF 113: Milk and milk products - Sampling – Inspection by attributes 
ISO 2935/IDF 099 Parts1, 2 & 3: 2009 Milk and milk products - Sensory analysis 
ISO 1211/IDF 001:2010 Milk - Determination of fat content - Gravimetric method 
(Reference method) G/TBT/N/ZAF/176 
 
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  ISO 1735/IDF 005:2004 Cheese and processed cheese products – Determination of fat 
content – Gravimetric method (Reference method) 
ISO 1736/IDF 009:2008 Dried milk and dried milk products - Determination of fat 
content – Gravimetric method (Reference method) 
ISO 1737/IDF 013:2008 Evaporated milk  and sweetened condensed milk - 
Determination of fat content - Gravimetric method (Reference method) 
ISO 2450/IDF 016:2008 Cream - Determination of fat content – Gravimetric method 
(Reference method) 
ISO 7208/IDF 022:2008 Skimmed milk, whey and buttermilk - Determination of fat 
content - Gravimetric method (Reference method) 
ISO 488/IDF 105:2008 Milk - Determination of fat content - Gerber butyrometers ISO 8968-1/IDF 20-1:2001 Milk - Determination of nitrogen content – Part 1: Kjeldahl 
method (including calculation of crude protein content) 
ISO 8968-2/IDF 20-2:2001 Milk – Determination of nitrogen content - Part 2: Block-
digestion method (Macro method) (including calculation of crude protein content) 
ISO 8968-3/IDF 20-3:2004 Milk – Determination of nitrogen content – Part 3: Block-
digestion method (Semi-micro rapid routine method) (including calculation of crude 
protein content) 
ISO 5534/IDF 004:2004 Cheese and processed cheese – Determination of the total 
solids content (Reference method) 
IDF 15B:2010 Sweetened condensed milk – De termination of the total solids content 
(Reference method) 
IDF 21B:2010 Milk, cream and evaporated milk – Determination of total solids content 
(Reference method) 
ISO 5536/IDF 023:2009 Milkfat products - Determination of water content - Karl Fisher 
method 
ISO 5537/IDF 026:2004 Dried milk - Determin ation of moisture content (Reference 
method) 
ISO 8851-1/IDF 191-1:2004 Butter - Determination of moisture, non-fat solids and fat 
contents (Routine methods) – Part 1: Determination of moisture content 
ISO 5764/IDF 108:2009 Milk - Determination of freezing point - Thermistor cryoscope 
method (Reference method) 
ISO 1738/IDF 012:2004 Butter - Determination of the salt content 
ISO 5943/IDF 088:2006 Cheese and processed cheese products - Determination of 
chloride content - Potentiometric titration method 
ISO 3727-1/IDF 080-1:2001 Butter - Determination of moisture, non-fat solids and fat 
contents – Part 1: Determination of moisture content (Reference method) 
ISO 3727-2/IDF 080-2:2001 Butter - Determination of moisture, non-fat solids and fat 
contents – Part 2: Determination of non-fat solids content (Reference method) 
ISO 3727-3/IDF 080-3:2003 Butter - Determination of moisture, non-fat solids and fat 
contents – Part 3: Calculation of fat content 
IDF 87:1979 Instant dried milk - Determination of the dispersibility and wettability 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    To be announced once comments have been 
taken into consideration 
To be announced once comments have been 
taken into consideration 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body: