Food Control Queries - Who to contact at the Department of Health

By Food Focus on 10 December 2018

Please contact the following people for queries on the relevant topics:  as follows:

 

For queries relating to: Chemical Safety

Manager: Maryke Herbst

EmailMaryke.herbst@health.gov.za

Tel: 012 3958786

Cellular: 0812707483 

 

For queries relating to: Additives and Contaminants

(Incl. Genetic Modification (GM);  Pesticides, MRLs, Toxicology, Packaged Water & Soft Drinks Regulations)

Manager Regulatory Nutrition & Interagency Matters:   Malose Daniel Matlala

Email:  Malose.Matlala@health.gov.za

Tel:  012 395 8789

Cellular:  0796933632

 

For queries relating to: Labelling

(Including Nutritional Labelling, General Labelling, Codex, SPS, TBT)

Biological Safety: Deputy Manager:  Ms Shirley Parring

Email:   shirley.duplessis@health.gov.za

Tel: 012 395 8785

 

For queries relating to Food

(Including Food Hygiene, HACCP,  Microbiological matters, Irradiation)

Programme Support: Deputy Manager:  Mr Chris Thabethe

Email:  chris.thabethe@health.gov.za

Tel:  012 395 8790

 

Any other query or assistance:

(Including Training requests/FCC meetings/general enquiries/IEC materials/laboratory testing)

Contact:   Ms E Pienaar 

Email:          elize.pienaar@health.gov.za

Contact:    Ms M Sinclair

Email:          mabel.sinclair@health.gov.za

Tel:               012 3958800  / 012 3958796

 


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