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Department:
Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
Directorate:
Food Import and Export Standards Directorate: Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Division Liquor Products
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requirements and to harmonize national and international standards to enhance trade.
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Directorate:
Food Import and Export Standards
Division Liquor Products
FUNCTIONS OF THE DIVISION LIQUOR PRODUCT
The following activities are the main responsibilities of the personnel of
division Liquor Products:
(i) Evaluate, compile and amend legislation in accordance with national and international developments, standards with regard to liquor products.
(ii) Interpretation of national and international standards and guidelines to ensure uniformity of application.
(iii) Evaluation of analytical profi les, labels and composition of liquor products destined for Import, export or local market to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Liquor Products Act.
(iv) Participate in the sensorial evaluation of liquor products.
(v) Issueimportandexportcertifi catesforall liquor products on Wine Online including the handling of queries on pending applications, registration of a new applicants and problem solving.
(vi) Handling of technical correspondence regarding labelling and compositional requirements of local, imported and exported samples.
Division Liquor Products is responsible to administer the Liquor Products Act of 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989) that deals with all liquor products with an alcohol of more than 1 % that is not beer or medicine. The Act deals with the production, compositional and labelling requirements, including import and export requirements of liquor products.
