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Posted 07 September 2018 - 06:40 AM

Good day All

 

Just curious, is Coconut or desiccated coconut regarded as an allergen in South Africa?

 

I cant seem to find proper legislative documents or any other documents relating to SA regarding this aspect

 

Please advise

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Posted 08 September 2018 - 05:37 PM

“Coconuts are members of the palm family and are only distantly related to tree nuts. Although the FDA classifies coconut as a tree nut for food labelling purposes, coconut does not appear on such lists in the EU and South Africa.”

Source: https://www.factssa....ths-debunked-2/


Not “official” but hopefully you can use this as a starting point.


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Posted 10 September 2018 - 06:33 AM

“Coconuts are members of the palm family and are only distantly related to tree nuts. Although the FDA classifies coconut as a tree nut for food labelling purposes, coconut does not appear on such lists in the EU and South Africa.”

Source: https://www.factssa....ths-debunked-2/


Not “official” but hopefully you can use this as a starting point.

 

 

thank you for this :)


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Posted 10 September 2018 - 07:40 AM

Hi, Twinkle.
 
You may want to check this, unfo,this is currently blocked in my IP, but they are referencing similar to F.
 
​"Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, Act 54 of 1972  Regulations relating to Labelling & Advertising  of Foodstuffs (R. 146/2010)"

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