HESSEQUA NEWS - The National Department of Health is responsible for ensuring the safety of food in South Africa. To this end, the department promulgates relevant legislation to regulate the production, distribution, and preparation of food.
New innovations in food production, as well as the re-emergence of food-borne diseases, require that legislation is amended to address changing conditions and environments.
The department promulgated regulations governing general hygiene requirements for food premises, the transport of food and related matters, R 638 of 22 June 2018 under the foodstuffs, cosmetics and disinfectants act, 1972 (act 54 of 1972).
Regulation 638 is applicable to every establishment that handles, prepares, transport and/or sells food to the general public.
Accordingly, all such establishments are required to be in possession of valid Certificates of Acceptability (COA).
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