Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act.
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Abstract
This Act makes provision, among other things, for selected matters in the field of food safety and hygiene.
It places restriction on the manufacture, importation and placing on the market of articles that are adulterated, are harmful or injurious to human health or that contain a prohibited substance.
The Act also: prohibits the false description and labelling of foodstuffs; defines the liability of an importer, a manufacturer or a packer; provides for the appointment of inspectors; provides for the analysis of foodstuffs and the examination, control and disposal of certain imported articles; defines offences; provides with respect to legal responsibility and legal proceedings; and grants regulation-making powers to the Minister.
It places restriction on the manufacture, importation and placing on the market of articles that are adulterated, are harmful or injurious to human health or that contain a prohibited substance.
The Act also: prohibits the false description and labelling of foodstuffs; defines the liability of an importer, a manufacturer or a packer; provides for the appointment of inspectors; provides for the analysis of foodstuffs and the examination, control and disposal of certain imported articles; defines offences; provides with respect to legal responsibility and legal proceedings; and grants regulation-making powers to the Minister.
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Long title of text
An Act to control the sale, manufacture and importation of foodstuffs, cosmetics and disinfectants; and to provide for incidental matters.
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Repeals the Food, Drugs and Disinfectants Act, 1929.Consolidated version of Act No. 54 of 1972 as amended last by the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Amendment Act, 2007 (No. 39 of 2007).
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Source language
English
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