South Africa Plant-Based Meat Labelling & Regulatory Standards
                     South Africa’s New Plant-Based Meat 
Labelling Regulations
Prepared by Food Research 
Lab
Overview
N e w  rules  m an date  c lear  p la nt- b a s e d  identi fi cati on. 
M e at- related te r m s  without  qual ifi ers  are restr icted.
Aim: avoid  c o n s u m e r  conf us ion  and stan da rd i se  
naming.
Key Labelling Rules
P r o d u c t s  m u s t  s tate  “plant-based/vegan/vegetar ian”  
clearly.
No te r m s  im p ly ing  animal  or ig in  (e.g., “be ef- style”).
Minimum 9 %  protein  for p ro d u c t s  c l a i m i n g  “meat 
alternati ve”.
Safety & Testing
Mandator y  testi ng:  migrati on,  cha l lenge,  extracti on.  
C o n d u c t e d  in S A N A S - a c c r e d i te d  labs.
S t r i c t  co nta mi n ati o n  l imits  for c o n s u m e r  s a fet y
Servic
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Packaging Requirements
U s e  of certi fi ed  r e c y c l e d  f o o d - g ra d e  ( r P E T )  
materials.
A l l owe d  techno l og i es :  superc lean,  m e l t - in, p a s t e - in, 
c h e m i ca l  recyc l ing .
Me ch a ni ca l  r e c y c l i n g  w i t h ou t  d e co nta m i n ati o n  not 
permitt ed.
Meat Impact on Industry
M a n ufa ct u re rs  m u s t  u p d ate  labels  & te sti n g  compl iance.  
Reta i lers  ga i n  i mprove d  c lar i ty  for co n s u me rs .
S u p p o r t s  susta i nab i l i t y  and  re s p o n s i b l e  innovati on.
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