Regulations amending the Regulations governing microbiological standards for foodstuffs and related matters (No. R. 108 of 2008)

12 NO. 30722 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8 FEBRUARY 2008 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DEPARTEMENT VAN GESONDHEID No. R. 108 8 February 2008 FOODSTUFFS, COSMETICS AND DISINFECTANTS ACT, 1972 (ACT No. 54 OF 1972) REGULATIONS GOVERNING MICROBIOLOGICAL STANDARDS FOR FOODSTUFFS AND RELATED MATTERS: AMENDMENT The Minister of Health intends, in terms of section 15(1) of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972), to make the regulations as set out in the Schedule. Interested persons are invited to submit any substantiated comments or representations on the proposed regulations to the Director-General of Health, Private Bag x828, Pretoria, 0001 (for the attention of the Director: Food Control), within two months from the date of publication of this notice. SCHEDULE Definitions 1. In these regulations "the Regulations" means the regulations published under Government Notice No. R. 1600 of 22 July 1983. STAATSKOERANT, 8 FEBRUARIE 2008 No. 30722 13 Amendment of regulation 2 Regulation 2 is hereby amended as follows: 2. (a) No foodstuff, which has been irradiated shall be sold unless the Minister or the Director-General has in writing, approved the sale of such irradiated foodstuff. (b) Approvals referred to in sub-regulation 2(a) shall be in line with the Guidelines for Monitoring Irradiated Foodstuffs in South Africa. DR ME TSHABALALA-MSIMANG MINISTER OF HEALTH