hearings
28 September 2006
The North West Provincial Legislature's Portfolio Committee on Health will
be conducting public hearings on the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants
Amendment Bill (B35B-2005), from 2 � 5 October 2006.
This Bill seeks "to amend the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act
1972, so as to amend certain definitions and insert new definitions; to
authorise medical practitioners, environmental health practitioners and
veterinarians to administer the Act; to increase the deposit required for
further analysis or examination of a sample; to amplify the Minister's powers
to regulate the handling, importation and exportation of foodstuffs, the
removal, detention and destruction of food-producing animals or foodstuffs, the
inspection of food-producing animals, the medical examination of food handlers
and the water used for food processing; to further regulate mollusc farming and
fish farming; to omit the provision in respect of secrecy; to simplify the
provisions relating to penalties; and to provide for the delegation of power by
the Director-General; and to provide for matters connected therewith".
The hearings will take place in Zeerust at Ramotshere Moiloa Municipality
Hall on 2 October, Koster at Reagile Hall on 3 October, Ventersdorp at Tshing
Hall Extension Two on 4 October, and in Taung at Podumoeng Hall on 5 October
2006.
All the public hearings start at 09h00 sharp.
Enquiries:
Maserame Gaenyane
Cell: 082 779 4645
Roberta Makhambeni
Tel: (018) 392 7158
Cell: (082) 779 4641
Email: roberta@nwpl.org.za
Issued by: North West Provincial Legislature, North West Provincial
Government
28 September 2006
