Environmental Monitoring Software or a Spreadsheet? What Each Does to Your Swab Data
Environmental monitoring software or a spreadsheet? An honest comparison of swab data tracking, alerts, trending and cost, plus ASC’s R1 450 EMP tool.
Food Safety and Quality for Consumers
Get practical food safety tips, expert advice, and clear guidance to help consumers make safer, healthier choices every day.
Environmental Monitoring in Dry Food Plants: Salmonella, Cronobacter and Enterobacteriaceae
Environmental monitoring for dry food plants: Salmonella, Cronobacter and Enterobacteriaceae targets, zoning, dry cleaning, sampling and positive results.
What an Environmental Monitoring Programme Costs a South African Food Plant, Line by Line
What an environmental monitoring programme costs a South African food plant: each cost line, a worked annual budget, and where swab money is wasted.
Hiring an Environmental Monitoring Programme Consultant in South Africa: What the Work Should Deliver
What an environmental monitoring programme consultant in South Africa should deliver: phases, deliverables, lab checks, red flags and how ASC runs EMP work.
Traceability, Withdrawal and Recall Risk Assessment
The four hour traceability test, mass balance reconciliation, lot coding, mock recall evidence and who to notify in South Africa. RA20 pack R690.
Hygienic Zoning Risk Assessment: High Risk and High Care
Layout, flow and segregation is a BRCGS Issue 9 fundamental. Assign high risk, high care and low risk zones, colour code the flow and defend it. RA08 R690.
Utilities Risk Assessment: Water, Steam, Air and Ice
Water, ice, steam, compressed air and lighting all touch product, and most sites have never assessed them. What to assess, score and monitor. RA09 pack R690.
Environmental Monitoring and Micro Risk Assessment
An EMP that never finds anything is not proof of control. Zone 1 to Zone 4 design, organism choice, site numbers, action on a positive. RA19 pack R690.
Foreign Body Risk Assessment for Food Manufacturing
A metal detector is not a programme. Map nine source categories, score them, set detection where the risk sits and prove it at audit. RA15 pack R690.
Cleaning and Disinfection Risk Assessment for Food Sites
Justify cleaning frequency, method, chemical and contact time on evidence, not habit. Scoring, CIP and COP, allergen validation. RA03 pack R690.
The 24 Risk Assessments a GFSI Food Audit Expects
BRCGS, FSSC 22000 and IFS all demand documented risk assessments. The 24 an auditor asks for, the clause behind each, and where sites lose marks. Packs R690.
Can I Eat the Sardines Washed Up on Gqeberha Beaches? A Food Safety View
Sardines are washing up on Gqeberha beaches. NMBM says do not touch, eat, sell or feed them to animals. The food safety view on the advisory and Cape die-off.
Keep the Holidays Safe and Delicious: Ensuring Food Safety for a Happy and Healthy Festive Season
Basic food safety tips for the festive season. The festive season is a time for celebration, family gatherings, and delicious meals, but it’s important to prioritise food safety amidst the excitement.
Seasonal Study 2024: Testing Soft Serve for the Presence of E.Coli (Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Area)
ASC Food Safety and Public Health Consultants did a comprehensive study to evaluate the microbiological safety of soft serve in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. Download the report.
ASC Consultants – SABC News Interview (Food Safety Regulations and Pest Control Chemicals)
SABC News interviewed ASC Public Health and Food Safety Consultants to shed light on Food Safety regulations and the use of hazardous Pest Control chemicals in the food industry.
ASC Consultants – SABC News Interview (Importance of Food Hygiene)
SABC News interviewed ASC Public Health and Food Safety Consultants to shed light on the importance of Food Safety, including they hygienic handling of food, proper pest control, chemical usage and re-packaging of food.
ASC Food Safety Consultants – Cape Talk Radio Interview (The Dangers of ‘Fake’ Food in South Africa)
Cape Talk Radio interviewed ASC Public Health and Food Safety Consultants to discuss the dangers of “fake” food in South Africa.
ASC Food Safety Consultants – Newzroom Afrika Interview (Calls for Spaza Shop Regulation)
Newzroom Afrika interviewed ASC Public Health and Food Safety Consultants to discuss the importance of Spaza shop regulation in South Africa.
ASC Food Safety Consultants – eNCA Interview (Risks of Consuming Expired Food)
eNCA interviewed ASC Public Health and Food Safety Consultants to discuss the risk of consuming expired food.
The Dairy Industry: High Risk And Heavily Regulated
Milk and dairy products are a staple in most households. We use dairy as key ingredients in many foods and meals, as supplements in food products, and people drink milk on its own or in other beverages such as tea or coffee. Dairy products are incredibly rich in nutrients such …