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Helpful information dedicated to general Food Safety and Quality Legislation, Standards and Guidelines
There are many food industry laws and regulations in South Africa and many business owners struggle to keep up. The trick is to know the main ones and thereafter choose the ones that are relevant to your product and operations. The fact that the industry is highly regulated and that …
If you’re thinking of starting and managing a food handling business, there’s a couple of things you need to know. Having to know so many legal standards might seem scary, but don’t worry, only certain regulations will apply to your business depending on what product you’re trying to sell. You …
This article explains what a Certificate of Acceptability is, what are the requirements and the steps to obtain your COA in South Africa.
Our family loves traditional gatherings celebrated around overloaded lunch tables with every imaginable dish prepared and shared to suit our individual tastes, including my niece’s latest vegan obsession running in tandem to her allergy to peanuts. A recent food poisoning catastrophe which nearly ended in a family fatality brought my …
Food safety is a topic that we all think about from time to time. Whether it’s while we are doing our grocery shopping, picking out the best fruit and vegetables we can find, or whether it’s after an unpleasant experience while recovering from food poisoning. However, thinking about food safety …
ISO 9001:2015 sets the requirements for a quality management system, and the seven quality management principles behind it are set out in ISO 9000:2015. A sixth edition of ISO 9001 was scheduled for 16 September 2026, and the seven principles are not expected to move with it. For which edition …
Food safety, as well as the health and safety of your employees, are of the utmost importance in the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. In South Africa, it is the employee’s right to work in a safe and healthy environment. Should a company not comply with health and safety standards, …
