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South AfricaCorrected since it was notified

Draft: Regulations relating to maximum levels

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Draft: Regulations relating to maximum levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs

South Africa issued a correction on 23 February 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/ZAF/88. The measure was first notified on 28 November 2024. The comment period closed on 27 January 2025.

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At a glance

Products

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included; Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers; Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons; Cereals; Produc

HS codes
  • 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
    • 04
  • 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
    • 07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
  • 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
    • 08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
  • 10 · Cereals
    • 10
  • 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten
    • 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
  • 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
    • 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
  • 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
    • 22
Notifying member
South Africa
Status
Corrected since it was notified
Objectives
  • Food safety
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/ZAF/88Latest notice: G/SPS/N/ZAF/88/Add.1/Corr.1
Keywords
Human health, Food safety, Mycotoxins, Toxins, Adoption/publication/entry into force of reg.

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 27 January 2025
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
12 months after the date of publication.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 27 January 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/ZAF/88/Add.1/Corr.1; it can take them up with South Africa.

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What the notification says

The draft aims to establish regulations for the maximum levels of mycotoxins in certain foodstuffs. The Department of Health regulates this under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act of 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972).

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. CorrigendumG/SPS/N/ZAF/88/Add.1/Corr.1

    Draft: Regulations relating to maximum levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs

    The Department of Health is correcting that the Draft: Regulations relating to maximum levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs has been published as Regulations relating to maximum levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs (No. R. 7091 of 6 February 2026) under the Department of Health in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act of 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972). This document corrects the error effective 17 February 2026.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/SPS/N/ZAF/88/Add.1

    Draft: Regulations relating to maximum levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs

    Regulations make provision for the maximum levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs inder the Department of Health in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act of 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972).

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

  3. Regular notificationG/SPS/N/ZAF/88

    Comment deadline: Closed on 27 January 2025

    Draft: Regulations relating to maximum levels of mycotoxins in foodstuffs

    The draft aims to establish regulations for the maximum levels of mycotoxins in certain foodstuffs. The Department of Health regulates this under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics, and Disinfectants Act of 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972).

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (English) (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

All updates from South Africa

  1. WTO notificationTBTUpdated: check whether it is now adopted or in force

    IMPLEMENTATION OF A PRE-EXPORT VERIFICATION OF CONFORMITY PROGRAMME FOR CERTAIN UNREGULATED PRODUCTS IMPORTED FROM THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; PHASE 1 - PRODUCT LIST…

    This directive, issued under section 33 of the Standards Act, 2008, provides a framework to support the application of South African National Standards (SANS) to certain imported products that are currently unregulated. It applies specifically to products that do not fall under compulsory…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ZAF/273/Add.1Comment period closed

  2. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    The proposed amendment to the compulsory specification for Motor Vehicles of Category M1 (VC 8022)

    This specification covers the requirements for motor vehicles of category M1, not previously registered or licensed in South Africa, and motor vehicles assembled from new bodies and used parts from earlier designs of motor vehicle models, designed or adapted for operation on a public road.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ZAF/275Comment period closed

  3. WTO notificationTBTProposed measure, not in force yet

    The proposed Amendment to the Compulsory Specification for the Motor Vehicles of Category N1 (VC 8024)

    This specification covers the requirements for motor vehicles of category N1, not previously registered or licensed in South Africa, and motor vehicles assembled from new bodies and used parts from earlier designs of motor vehicle models, designed or adapted for operation on a public road.

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ZAF/274Comment period closed

  4. WTO notificationTBTAdopted, according to its latest notice

    Re-publication for public comment of a proposed compulsory specification for safety glass and other safety glazing materials - VC 9003 (5 pages in English).

    This compulsory specification covers the requirements for safety glass and other safety glazing materials used in buildings in accordance with Part N of the National Building Regulations, and in any other application in which breakage due to human contact may result in serious injuries. Products…

    Symbol: G/TBT/N/ZAF/141/Rev.1/Add.2Comment period closed

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