The draft aims to establish regulations for the use of food additives in food products, including setting maximum limits for these additives. This will be regulated by the Department of Health in accordance with the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act of 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972).
Meat and edible meat offal (HS code(s): 02); Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code(s): 04); Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included (HS code(s): 05); Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS code(s): 07); Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons (HS code(s): 08); Coffee, tea, mate and spices (HS code(s): 09); Cereals (HS code(s): 10); Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder (HS code(s): 12); Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included (HS code(s): 14); Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes (HS code(s): 15); Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates (HS code(s): 16); Sugars and sugar confectionery (HS code(s): 17); Cocoa and cocoa preparations (HS code(s): 18); Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products (HS code(s): 19); Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants (HS code(s): 20); Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS code(s): 21); Beverages, spirits and vinegar (HS code(s): 22)