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Codex Alimentarius, international guidance and certification scheme versions, and what each change means for a South African manufacturer.
WATER REUSE Water Reuse in Food Production: The 2026 Codex Annexes and What a Water Scarce Site Can Defensibly Do By Mthokozisi Nkosi, Food Safety Specialist & Lead Auditor, ASC Food Safety · 15 min read CAC49, held in Geneva from 6 to 10 July 2026, adopted two new annexes …
CODEX AND SA LAW Is Codex Alimentarius Law in South Africa? How Codex, the WTO SPS Agreement and Our Own Regulations Fit Together By Mthokozisi Nkosi, Food Safety Specialist & Lead Auditor, ASC Food Safety · 15 min read No. Codex Alimentarius is a voluntary body of FAO and WHO …
MYCOTOXINS The Peanut Aflatoxin Code Rewritten: CXC 55-2004 After Twenty Years, and What South African Groundnut Handlers Must Change By Mthokozisi Nkosi, Food Safety Specialist & Lead Auditor, ASC Food Safety · 15 min read CXC 55-2004, the Codex Code of Practice for the Prevention and Reduction of Aflatoxin Contamination …
SCHEME VERSIONS FSSC 22000 V7, BRCGS Issue 9, SQF Edition 9 and IFS Food 8: Which Version Applies to You in 2026 By Mthokozisi Nkosi, Food Safety Specialist & Lead Auditor, ASC Food Safety · 15 min read Checked on 10 September 2026: FSSC 22000 Version 7 published May 2026, …
ISO TRANSITION ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 in 2026: What a Certified South African Site Must Actually Do By Mthokozisi Nkosi, Food Safety Specialist & Lead Auditor, ASC Food Safety · 13 min read ISO 14001:2026, edition 4, was published on 15 April 2026 and ISO 14001:2015 is now withdrawn …
RESIDUES AND EXPORT Codex Revoked Every MRL for Five Pesticides: What South African Exporters Must Check Now By Mthokozisi Nkosi, Food Safety Specialist & Lead Auditor, ASC Food Safety · 14 min read At CAC48, the 48th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission held from 10 to 14 November 2025 …
LISTERIA Listeria After the 2026 Codex Revision: The Wider Ready to Eat Definition and Your Environmental Monitoring Programme By Mthokozisi Nkosi, Food Safety Specialist & Lead Auditor, ASC Food Safety · 14 min read CXG 61-2007 was fully revised at CAC49 in July 2026 and the published text carries REVISED …
CONTAMINANTS New Codex Lead Limits for Spices and Herbs: What South African Blenders and Packers Must Do By Mthokozisi Nkosi, Food Safety Specialist & Lead Auditor, ASC Food Safety · 15 min read CAC48, the 48th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, held from 10 to 14 November 2025 in …
ALLERGEN LABELLING The New Codex Rules on May Contain: Precautionary Allergen Labelling and the Reference Doses By Mthokozisi Nkosi, Food Safety Specialist & Lead Auditor, ASC Food Safety · 15 min read CAC49, the 49th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, meeting in Geneva from 6 to 10 July 2026, …
CODEX 2026 Everything Codex Changed in July 2026, and What South African Manufacturers Must Do By Mthokozisi Nkosi, Food Safety Specialist & Lead Auditor, ASC Food Safety · 15 min read The July 2026 Codex session was CAC49, not CAC48, and it added a precautionary allergen labelling annex to CXS …
