On Aug.14, The Ministry of Agriculture in South Africa released the draft of No.43613 law, and planned to revise regulations on dried fruit classification, packaging and labeling for public comments. The law is applicable to dried fruit sold in South Africa. Main revisions are:

(1) Revise definitions of “shelf life”, “bad fruit rate” and “insect fruit rate”;

(2) Basic requirements that dried fruits of each grade shall comply with: if the dried fruit is made of fresh and mature fruit, the appearance of fruit shall be favorable without odor;

(3) Dry package: dry fruits of different grades are not allowed to be packed in the same container.