G/TBT/N/ZAF/ 204/Rev.1  
 
26 September 2016  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.  
 
1. Notifying Member : SOUTH AFRICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2) : 
2. Agency responsible : Department of Health  
Name and address (including telephone 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:  
Directorate : Food Control  
Director General of Health  
Private Bag X828  
Pretoria  
0001 
South Africa  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other : 
4. Products covered ( HS: or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS: numbers may be provided  in addition, where applicable) : 
Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates 
(HS: 16), Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS : 17), Co coa and cocoa preparations 
(HS: 18), Malt extract; food preparations of flour, gr oats, meal, starch or malt extract, not 
containing cocoa or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally 
defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 
04.01 to 04.04, not containing coco a or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa 
calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included  (HS: 1901), 
Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise 
prepared, such as spaghetti, macar oni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; 
couscous, whether or not prepared  (HS: 1902), Tapioca and substitutes there for prepared 
from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearl s, siftings or in similar forms  (HS: 1903), 
Prepared foods obtain ed by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (for 
example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of 
flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre -cooked, or otherwise 
prepared, not  elsewhere specified or included  (HS: 1904), Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits 
and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty 
cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and s imilar 
products  (HS: 1905), Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or 
preserved by vinegar or acetic acid  (HS: 2001), Tomatoes prepared or preserved 
otherwise  than by vinegar or acetic acid  (HS: 2002), Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or 
prese rved otherwise  than by vinegar or acetic acid  (HS: 2003), Other vegetables prepared 
or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other  than products of 
heading 20.06  (HS: 2004), Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise  
Milk and cr eam, not concentrated nor containing added s ugar or other sweetening matter  
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  matter  (HS: 0402), Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other 
fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa. 
(HS: 0403), Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other 
sweetening ma tter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not 
containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included. 
(HS: 0404), Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic 
invertebra tes (HS: 16), Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS: 17), Cocoa and cocoa 
preparations  (HS: 18), Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or 
malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40% by weight of cocoa 
calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food 
preparations of goods of heading 04.01 to 04.04, not containing cocoa or containing less 
than 5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified 
or inclu ded (HS: 1901), Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other 
substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagna, 
gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; co uscous, whether or not prepared  (HS: 1902), Tapioca and 
substitute s therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearl s, siftings or 
in similar forms  (HS: 1903), Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals 
or cereal products (for example, corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn))  in grain 
form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre -
cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included  (HS: 1904), Bread, 
pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not contain ing cocoa; 
communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing 
wafers, rice paper and similar products  (HS: 1905), Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other 
edible parts of plants, prepared or pres erved by vinegar or acetic acid  (HS: 2001), 
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise  than by vinegar or acetic acid  (HS: 2002), 
Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid. 
(HS: 2003), Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar  or acetic 
acid, frozen, other  than products of heading 20.06  (HS: 2004)  
Food technology (ICS: 67), Food products in general ( ICS: 67.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document : Regulations 
Governing Tolerances for Fungus -Produced Toxins in Foodstuffs : Amendment (2 pages, in 
English)  
6. Description of content : The Regulation makes provision for the Maximum Levels of 
Fungus -Produced Toxins in Foodstuffs under the control of the Department of Health, in 
terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmet ics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents : Codex General Standards for Contaminants and Toxins i n Food and 
Feed, STAN 193 - 1995 
9. Proposed date of adoption : As soon as goverment gaz ette is published  
Proposed date of entry into force : As soon as goverment gaz ette is published  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts availab le from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone or fax 
number s and  email and website address es, if available , of other body :