The Department of Health has gazetted a massive 238 page document for public comment, which will aim to make wide-sweeping changes to the way food items are labelled on store shelves in South Africa.
The proposed changes – called the Regulations Relating to the Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs – reinforce many rules already in place for product packaging in South Africa, such as ingredient lists and sell-by dates, but also introduce a host of changes for more modern changes in food advertising.