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LEGAL UPDATES JULY 2018

By Food Focus on 04 August 2018

Legal updates July

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LEGAL UPDATES JUNE 2018

By Food Focus on 04 July 2018

Legal updates June 2018

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LEGAL UPDATES MAY 2018

By Food Focus on 04 June 2018

Legal updates May 2018

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SANS 885:2011 - SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS

By Food Focus on 28 May 2018

Looking for the standard relating to processed meat products? That would be SANS 885:2011 Edition 3.

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LEGAL UPDATES APRIL 2018

By Food Focus on 07 May 2018

Legal updates April 2018

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LEGAL UPDATES MARCH 2018

By Food Focus on 09 April 2018

Legal updates March 2018

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LEGAL UPDATES FEBRUARY 2018

By Food Focus on 06 March 2018

Legal updates for February 2018

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LEGAL UPDATES JANUARY 2018

By Food Focus on 05 February 2018

Legal updates for January 2018

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LEGAL UPDATES DECEMBER 2017

By Food Focus on 05 January 2018

Legal updates for December 2017

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SARS TO COLLECT FOR SUGAR TAX (SBL) FROM 1 APRIL 2018

By Food Focus on 18 December 2017

PRETORIA, Friday, 15 December 2017 — The South African Revenue Service (SARS) will collect the Sugary Beverages Levy (SBL) as from 1 April 2018.

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LEGAL UPDATES NOVEMBER 2017

By Food Focus on 06 December 2017

Here are the legal updates relating to Food Safety and Environmental, for October 2017.

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R214 REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF SODIUM IN CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS AND RELATED MATTERS UPDATED 31 MAY 2019

By Food Focus on 06 November 2017

The Regulations relating to the Reduction of Sodium in Certain Foodstuffs and Related Matters, No 1071 of 6 October 2017

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LEGAL UPDATES OCTOBER 2017

By Food Focus on 06 November 2017

Here are the legal updates relating to Food Safety and Environmental, for October 2017.

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Draft standards for public enquiry - SANS 10049

By Food Focus on 17 October 2017

SANS 10049 (SABS 049) (2017-10-10) SANS 10049 - the long awaited revision is now available as a draft standard for public comment. Please comment - we need a national standard that will work!!!

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Draft standards for public enquiry - SANS 10330

By Food Focus on 17 October 2017

SANS 10330 (SABS 0330) (2017-10-10) Requirements for a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) system - this standard is also available for comment until 8 December 2017

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HOT OFF THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING PRESS

By Linda Jackson on 17 October 2017

So what's happening on the food front? Well, foodstuffs have featured again in parliament in the last few months with some new regulations and proposed changes coming under the pen of Minister Motsoaledi -including sodium, antibiotics and p

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APS inspections– now a reality, whether we like it or not!

By Linda Jackson on 12 July 2017

Late last year the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) announced the designation of the first two assignees for local and import inspections pertaining to fresh produce, grain and its related products. According to DAFF

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ENFORCEMENT OF THE PRODUCT STANDARDS ACT

By Linda Jackson on 17 May 2017

So how do you know the grade of the apple you are munching on? Or the steak you enjoyed last night? Did you pay a fair price for the quality of the product you were sold? Well, that’s how the Agricultural Product standards Act protects you

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SOUTH AFRICA SUGAR TAX: A BOLD MOVE, AND THE RIGHT THING TO DO

By Guest Author on 21 April 2017

South Africa’s planned sugar tax has come under severe scrutiny from its parliamentarians. The questions they’re grappling with are whether the country needs a tax and how effective it will be.

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REGULATION 1091 OF 19 NOVEMBER 2010 SUMMARY MARCH 2011

By Linda Jackson on 03 April 2017

This piece of legislation is relevant to the labelling and advertising of both pre-packaged and non-prepackaged or bulk stock foods. All information required by the regulations has to be kept on file for inspection within 2 days.

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