Allergen Risk Assessment and Cross Contact Scoring
Regulation 43 of R146 of 2010 sets the declaration. A cross contact assessment sets the may contain. How to map routes, score them and label honestly.
Food Safety Hazards
Helpful information dedicated to Food Safety Hazards.
Food safety hazards refer to any biological, chemical, or physical agent that can potentially cause harm or illness to humans when consumed. They can arise at any stage of the food production process, from the initial growing or harvesting of raw materials to the final preparation and consumption of the food product.
HACCP Training in South Africa: The Complete 2026 Guide to Choosing the Right Course (Foundation through Advanced)
HACCP TRAINING · 2026 COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE HACCP is the most important food safety methodology of the last 70 years. It is also the most commonly mis-trained, courses that skim the Codex 7 principles, instructors who haven’t audited a HACCP plan in years, certificates that don’t carry weight at certification audit. …
How to Pass Your Spaza Shop COA Inspection First Time: The Complete EHP Inspection Survival Guide (2026)
By: Mthokozisi Nkosi · SAATCA Registered R638:2018 Lead ImplementerUpdated: 3 May 2026Reading time: 18 minutes Your Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) inspection is the moment of truth for your spaza shop. Get it right and you walk away with a Certificate of Acceptability (COA), a legal trading licence, and confidence to …
What is a HACCP Plan?
There are no consumers who wittingly buy food that will either injure or cause a foodborne illness. Consumers trust food manufacturers that they have taken all necessary steps to ensure that the food sold to them is safe and meets their expectations. In this article, HACCP will be briefly discussed, …
Sanitising, Disinfection and Sterilisation – What’s the Difference?
COVID-19 has introduced a new style of living where each person must take responsibility for their own health and hygiene. These days you hardly find someone who has not heard of the word “sanitising”, “disinfection” or “sterilisation”. Hand sanitisers are flying off the shelves and at some point, some retailers …
What is a Food Allergen? – The 8 Most Common Food Allergens
What is a food allergen and why is it important to take note of it? A food allergen can sometimes cause an allergic reaction in people. Allergic reactions can range from mild to fatal. There are 8 common food allergens (worldwide, including South Africa) which cause allergic reactions in some …
20 Tips to Avoid and Prevent Food Poisoning
Nearly everyone gets food poisoning at least once in their lifetime. Here are 20 handy tips to avoid and prevent food poisoning. These tips refer to households, but can also be used in any food-handling, processing and packaging enterprise. You can find the germs that cause food poisoning all around …
7 Pests to Ban From Your Food Premises to Improve Food Safety
Preventing pests in food facilities is critical to ensuring the safety and quality of food products. Pests can easily contaminate food with bacteria and other pathogens, leading to foodborne illnesses and other health hazards. In addition to posing a health risk, pests can also cause significant damage to food packaging, …
What is Listeria and How Does it Affect Food Safety?
What is Listeria? Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) is a bacterium that can cause a serious infection in humans called Listeriosis. Listeria monocytogenes is commonly found in soil and water and can contaminate food, particularly raw or undercooked meat, unpasteurized dairy products, and certain fruits and vegetables. The worst listeriosis outbreak …
What is Food Safety and Why is it Important? – Simplified
Food Safety is critical to human health and well-being and inadequate Food Safety practices in a food handling enterprise can compromise the consumer’s health. Food Safety refers to all the measures and practices taken to ensure that food is safe to eat and free from harmful contaminants. Do you want …