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POULTRY BRINE INJECTIONDAFF AND DTI PRESENTATION Dr. NTSHABELE DIRECTOR: FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES Presentation Outline Background on the regulators: DAFF; DOH; NCRS The Brine Injection Issue The Stakeholder Communication The Preliminary Results The Action Plan * The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries The Directorate: Food Safety and Quality Assurance administers the poultry meat regulations under the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990) The current regulations regarding control over the sale of Poultry Meat No. R. 946 of 27 March 1992, as amended by government notice No. R. 988 of 25 July 1997 gives provision to tenderize the breast meat of a carcass These regulations address mainly carcasses. The poultry market has over the years moved to portions in the form of Individually Quick Frozen (IQF). The maximum water pick up and/or chemical treatment of a carcass allowed is 8% in these Regulations * *  The Department of Health The Department of Health (DoH) administers the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972) as amended by Act, No. 39 of 2007, with effect from 27 March 2009 Section 2 prohibits the sale, or manufacture or import for sale, of any foodstuff? to which any substance has been added so as to increase the mass or volume of such foodstuff with the object to deceive. The new Food Labeling and Advertising Regulations were published in the Government Gazette No. R 146 of 1 March 2010, implementation thereof comes into effect 24 months from the date of publication (i.e. from 1 March 2012). 24 months period was as a result of request from the industry to ensure compliance with regulations * The Department of Health Regulation 26(2) in the new labeling Regulations No. R 146 addresses the need for declaration of the presence of one or more valuable or characterising ingredients, or in the case whe