SA's new meat-labelling regulations, which came into effect two weeks ago, appear to have created more uncertainty in the industry, leaving suppliers and retailers open to possible charges of noncompliance SA'S NEW meat-labelling regulations, which came into effect two weeks ago, appear to have created more uncertainty in the industry, leaving suppliers and retailers open to possible charges of noncompliance.And the lack of any parallel public education campaign means that consumers are none the wiser about their rights or how to enforce them - a critical element of the compliance component of the new laws.The regulations came into effect on April 25, six months after being published by trade & industry minister Rob Davies. They are aimed at addressing what became known as the "donkey-meat scandal" which broke just over a year ago.After reports from Europe of horse meat in several meat products, studies in SA by Stellenbosch University found that meat products in supermarkets were n...
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