The government has just legally defined boerewors Posted by David Henning on 29 August 2022 Boerewors has now been defined by a clearly defined set of regulations after the South African Government introduced a host of new regulations to the Agricultural Product Standard (APS) act. In a government gazette published on 26 August, Minister Thoko Didiza introduced regulations that include various classes of raw processed meats and appropriate product names. This comes after a crackdown from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development to seize any vegan products with ‘meaty names’ such as vegan meatballs. These regulations set out to distinguish between raw minced meat, burgers, bangers and grillers to name a few. According to the new regulations, Boerewors must have a minimum meat content of 90% and fat content of no more than 30%. Furthermore, cereal or starch, vinegar, herbs, salt, food additives and water are the only other ingredients allowed. The gazette stipulates that raw boerewors must be ‘manufactured from the meat of a domesticated animal of the bovine, porcine, or caprine species, or from a mixture of two or more thereof’ and be ‘contained in an edible casing.’ Mechanically recovered meat is not allowed to be included in boerewors. ALSO READ: Celebrate Paarl’s Grande Roche Hotel’s anniversary with these packages Related Posts 3 Wine estates to visit in KwaZulu Natal 31 May 2023 The Cape may be the wine capital of South Africa, but you can still enjoy... read more 11 alcohol-free drinks for the sober curious 26 May 2023 Ocsober and Dry January are all good and well, but how about a permanent shift... read more Treat yourself to a one-of-a-kind fine dining experience in Franschhoek 20 March 2023 If you love a unique fine dining experience, you'll want to treat yourself to the... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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