REG ULATIO NS - SO FT DRINKS
P ubl i shed under Government Not i ce No. R. 1769 of 9 Augus t 1985
T he M i n is t e r o f He a lt h an d W e lfa r e h a s, i n t e r m s of s ec tion 15 (1) ofthe Foodstuffs, C osm etics and
D is i n fe c t an t s A c t, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972), m ade the regulations appearing in the Schedule hereto, which shall
b ec o m e e ffe c ti v e fr o m t h e d at e of p ub l i ca t ion hereof, save regulation 4 (1), which shall becom e effective
t wo m o n th s aft e r s u ch d at e of p ub l i ca t i on .
S CHEDULE
1.
I n t h es e r eg u la t i on s “t h e Ac t” shall mean the Foodstuffs, C osm etics and Disinfectants Act, 1972
( Ac t 54 o f 1 9 72 ) , a n d a n y e x pr e ssion to which a m eaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear
s uc h m e a ni n g, a nd , un l es s i nc o ns i st e n t w i th t he c on t ex t—
“ad d it i v e” s ha l l m e an a s u bs t a nc e wh i ch i s s p ec i al l y pr e pa r ed for u se in foodstuffs and
i nt e n ti o n al l y a d de d to s oft dr i n ks for o ne or m or e of t he fol l o wi n g p ur p o se s :
(a)
T o r e ta i n t h e n u tr i t i on a l p r op e r ti e s ;
( b)
t o e n ha n ce t he k ee p i ng qu a l it y or s ta b i li t y ;
(c)
t o m a ke t he so ft dr i nk m o r e a t t r ac t i ve t o t he c on s um e r;
( d)
t o a c t a s an a dj u va n t i n th e m a n ufa ct u r e, p ac k a gi n g, t re a t m e n t o r t r a ns p or t ;
(e)
t o p r ov i d e e s se n ti a l co n st i t ue n ts fo r d i et e t ic s oft dr i n ks ;
a nd wh i c h c o m p li e s wi t h a n y such standard of purity or quality as m ay be prescribed in respect of
t he s ub st a n ce c on c er n e d;
“so f t d r i n k ” s ha l l m e an any powder or liquid intended for sale as a drink for hum an consum ption,
e i th e r w i th o ut o r a ft er p re p a ra t i on or d il u t io n , a n d s h al l i nc l ud e—
(a)
a ny fr ui t or v eg e ta b l e d r in k ;
( b)
s od a wa t er , I nd i an o r q u in i ne t on i c w a te r , na t ur a l spring water and any sweetened
a r ti fi ci a l ly c ar b o na t ed wa t e r, w he t he r fla v ou r e d o r u n fla v ou r e d;
(c)
g in g e r b e er a nd an y he r ba l or b ot a n ic a l b e ve r a ge ; bu t sh a l l n ot i n cl u de —
(i )
w at e r ( e x ce p t a s afo r es a i d) ;
( i i)
fr ui t ju i c e, s we e tened or unsweetened, controlled under the Marketing Act, 1968
( Ac t 59 o f 1 9 68 ) , w he t h er sweetened or unsweetened, and whether concentrated
o r fr o ze n or no t ;
( i ii )
m il k or a ny pr e p ar a t io n of m i l k ;
( i v)
t e a, c offe e, c oc o a o r ch o co l a te , or a ny pr e p ar a t io n th e r eo f;
( v)
a ny e gg pr o d uc t ;
( vi )
a ny c er e a l p r od u ct , ex c e pt —
( a a)
fl av o ur e d b a r le y wa t er a nd l iq u id products used in the preparation of
b ar l e y w at e r ; a n d
2
( bb )
a ny l iq u i d p r od u ced from cereal and containing alcohol, which does not
fa ll w it h i n o ne o f t h e fo l lo w in g c a te go r i es :
( a aa )
d ri n k s r e fe r r ed t o i n su b pa r ag r a ph ( vi i i ) h e re o f;
( bb b )
d ri n k s fa ll i n g w i thin the provisions of the S orghum Beer Act,
1 96 2 (A c t 6 3 o f 19 6 2) ;
( c cc )
d ri n k s t r ad i t io n al l y kn o wn as m aheu with a m axim um total
a l co h ol c on t en t of 1 % v ol u m e ;
( vi i )
m e at o r y e as t e xt r ac t s , s o up o r s o up m i x tu r e s;
( vi i i )
a ny d ri n k fa l li n g within the provisions of the Liquor Act, 1928 (Act 30 of 1928);
( i x)
a ny o th e r u n sw e et e n ed dr i n k; o r
( x)
a ny d ri n k fa l li n g w ithin the provisions of the W ine, Other F ermented B everages
a nd S pi r i ts Ac t , 19 5 7 ( Ac t 25 o f 1 9 57 ) ; a n d
“sw e et e n ed ” s ha l l m e an c on t ai n i ng an y added permitted sweetener, and “un sweetened ” shall
m ea n c o n ta i ni n g n o ad d ed p er m it t e d s we e t en e r.
2.
N o s oft d ri n k s h al l contain any foreign substance: P rovided that the additives nam ed in column I of
t he fo ll o wi n g t a bl e m a y , u nless prohibited or further limited by any other law, be present in a soft
d ri n k o r , i n t he case of a soft drink which is to be diluted with water, in such soft drink when diluted
i n a c co r d an c e w i th t he instructions on the label, in a proportion not exceeding that indicated in the
c or r e sp o nd i n g l i ne of c o lu m n I I :
I
A dd i ti v e
A cetic acid . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .
Ascorbic acid . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .
C arbon dioxide . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . .
C itric acid . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . .
Glyc erine . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .
H arm less edible foam-produ cing substan ces
H arm less flavouring substan ces . . .. . . .. . . . .
H arm less stabilisers . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .
L actic acid. . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . .
M alic Acid. . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . .
Nicotine a cid . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .
II
P ro p or t i on ( m g / kg or m g/ Ρ )
A s d i ct a t ed by g oo d manufactur i ng pr a c ti c e
3
I
A dd i ti v e
P otassium chloride . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . ..
P otassium phosphate . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .
S odium chloride . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .
S odium phosphate . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .
S ulphonated oil . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . ..
T artaric acid . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .
Water . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . . .
P erm itted colourants . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .
P erm itted prese rvatives . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. .
P erm itted sweeteners . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .
B ro m in a ted vegetable oils (which contain
n ot m o r e than 33 per cent brom ine and the
a ci d i ty o f w h ich, expressed as hydrobrom ic acid, does not exc eed 1 000 mg/Ρ ) . . .
C affein* . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. ..
Glyc erol esters of wood resins . . .. . . .. . . .
Glyc eryl t ribenzo ate . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .
O rthophosphoric acid o f B P quality . . .. . .
P ropylen e glycol dibenzoate . . .. . . .. . . . ..
Quinine c alculated as quinine sulphate . . .
S ucrose acet ate isobutyr ate . . .. . . .. . . . .. .
S tannous chloride . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. .
II
P ro p or t i on ( m g / kg or m g/ Ρ )
A s d i ct a t ed by good manufacturing
p ra c t ic e
A s l a id d ow n b y r e g ul a t io n
15
1 50
1 00
40
6 00
1 20
50 to 100
5 00
22
N ot e - T he a bo v e- m en t io n e d a ci d s m a y b e u s e d i n t h e fo r m o f t h ei r s od i um or potassium salts.
* I n c o la d ri n k s o nl y .
3.
T he de g r ee o f a c id i t y o f so ft d r i nk s s h a ll b e s u ch a s t o give a pH value ofnot less than 2,5.
4.
( 1)
T he a lc o ho l co n te n t o f a ny dr i nk m anufactured from cereal and not falling within any of
t he c at e g or i e s m en t i on e d i n p a r ag r ap h ( c) ( vi ) ( bb) of the definition of soft drink in
r e gu l at i o n 1 sh a ll n ot e xc e e d 0 , 5 % b y vo l um e .
( 2)
N o d r in k r e fe rr e d t o in subregulation (1) hereof shall be described as alcohol free unless it
c on t a in s le s s t h a n 0 ,0 5 % a lc o h ol by v ol u m e .
5.
T he r eg u la t i on s pu b li shed under the following Government Notices are hereby repealed with effect
fr om th e da t e o f pu b li c a ti o n o f t hi s no t ic e :
(a)
R . 7 0 , d a te d 18 Ja n ua r y 1 9 74 ;
( b)
R . 2 2 0, da t e d 7 F e b ru a r y 1 97 5 ;
(c)
R . 6 7 3, da t e d 2 9 A p ri l 19 7 7; a nd
( d)
R . 1 7 05 , d a t ed 2 A u gu s t 1 9 85 .