Regulatory Updates

Distribution date: 12 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 19 March 2019

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient E32 – ESPINETORAM from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use(application): - includes grape, cashew, kaki, star fruit, fig, guava and mangaba cultures with MRL of 0.3 mg/kg and safety security period of three days.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 080610, 080420, 080450, 081090; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 19 March 2019

This Draft resolution incorporates the following changes for the active ingredient E32 – ESPINETORAM from the Relation of Monographies of Active Ingredients of Pesticides, Household Cleaning Products and Wood Preservers, all in the modality of foliar use(application): - includes grape, cashew, kaki, star fruit, fig, guava and mangaba cultures with MRL of 0.3 mg/kg and safety security period of three days.

Products Covered: HS Code(s): 080610, 080420, 080450, 081090; ICS Code(s): 13, 65

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2019

This Compulsory Specification requires that canned meat products, for human consumption, which are to be offered for sale, comply with this Compulsory Specification and the requirements of the latest edition of the South African National Standard (SANS) 1675 that apply to the manufacture, production, processing, and treatment of the products covered by this specification. The hygiene requirements for the product, as well as chemical and microbiological contaminant requirements for the product, and the requirements for employees at the packing facility, shall comply with the requirements of the latest edition of SANS 1675.

Products Covered: Canned/hermitically sealed meat products (either commerically sterile or pasteurised/semi-preserves)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 12 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 11 May 2019

This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements, sampling and methods of test for children's shoes (above 2 to 6 years).

Products Covered: (HS code(s): 64); Footwear (ICS code(s): 61.060)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 11 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 10 May 2019

This Compulsory Specification requires that canned meat products, for human consumption, which are to be offered for sale, comply with this Compulsory Specification and the requirements of the latest edition of the South African National Standard (SANS) 1675 that apply to the manufacture, production, processing, and treatment of the products covered by this specification. The hygiene requirements for the product, as well as chemical and microbiological contaminant requirements for the product, and the requirements for employees at the packing facility, shall comply with the requirements of the latest edition of SANS 1675.

Products Covered: Canned/hermitically sealed meat products (either commerically sterile or pasteurised/semi-preserves)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 05 March 2019

The purpose of the notified text is to establish: - rules to regulate the medicinal and therapeutic use of cannabis and its derivatives; and - information on the requirements for the delivery of research, production, import and marketing licences that enable access to medicinal cannabis and its derivatives.

Products Covered: Plants, parts of plants, incl. seeds and fruits, used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered (excl. liquorice and ginseng roots, coca leaf and poppy straw) (HS code(s): 121190); Natural gums, resins, gum-resins, balsams and other natural oleoresins (excl. gum Arabic) (HS code(s): 130190); Vegetable saps and extracts (excl. liquorice, hops, pryrethrum, roots of plants containing rotenone and opium) (HS code(s): 130219); Tetrahydrocannabinols "all isomers" (HS code(s): 293295); Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those in the form of transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. medicaments containing antibiotics, medicaments containing hormones or steroids used as hormones, but not containing antibiotics, medicaments containing alkaloids or derivates thereof but not containing hormones or antibiotics and medicaments containing provitamins, vitamins or derivates thereof used as vitamins) (HS code(s): 300490); Pharmaceutics (ICS code(s): 11.120)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 08 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 18 May 2019

Health Canada's Food Directorate completed a detailed safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of potassium pyrophosphate, tetrabasic in unstandardized foods. Potassium pyrophosphate, tetrabasic is already permitted for use as a food additive in various foods as specified in the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents, the List of Permitted Food Additives with Other Accepted Uses, and the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents. As no safety concerns were raised through Health Canada's assessment, the Department has enabled the use of this food additive as described in the information document below by modifying the List of Permitted Emulsifying, Gelling, Stabilizing or Thickening Agents, the List of Permitted pH Adjusting Agents, Acid-Reacting Materials and Water Correcting Agents, and the List of Permitted Sequestering Agents, effective 5 March 2019. The purpose of this communication is to publically announce the Department's decision in this regard and to provide the appropriate contact information for any inquiries or for those wishing to submit any new scientific information relevant to the safety of this food additive.

Products Covered: Potassium pyrophosphate, tetrabasic (ICS Code: 67.220.20)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 05 March 2019

The purpose of the notified text is to establish: - rules to regulate the medicinal and therapeutic use of cannabis and its derivatives; and - information on the requirements for the delivery of research, production, import and marketing licences that enable access to medicinal cannabis and its derivatives.

Products Covered: Plants, parts of plants, incl. seeds and fruits, used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered (excl. liquorice and ginseng roots, coca leaf and poppy straw) (HS code(s): 121190); Natural gums, resins, gum-resins, balsams and other natural oleoresins (excl. gum Arabic) (HS code(s): 130190); Vegetable saps and extracts (excl. liquorice, hops, pryrethrum, roots of plants containing rotenone and opium) (HS code(s): 130219); Tetrahydrocannabinols "all isomers" (HS code(s): 293295); Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic purposes, put up in measured doses "incl. those in the form of transdermal administration" or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. medicaments containing antibiotics, medicaments containing hormones or steroids used as hormones, but not containing antibiotics, medicaments containing alkaloids or derivates thereof but not containing hormones or antibiotics and medicaments containing provitamins, vitamins or derivates thereof used as vitamins) (HS code(s): 300490); Pharmaceutics (ICS code(s): 11.120)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 30 April 2019

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2019 related to standards for fortification of species identified milk, multigrain atta and processed food products.

Products Covered: Standards for fortification of species identified milk, multigrain atta and processed food products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 01 March 2019 | Final date for Comment: 30 April 2019

Draft Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Amendment Regulations, 2019 related to standards for fortification of species identified milk, multigrain atta and processed food products.

Products Covered: Standards for fortification of species identified milk, multigrain atta and processed food products

Regulation Type: Regular notification