Food Safety Matters

Food Safety Matters Food safety training made easy and affordable! Contact Food Safety Matters for all your regulatory food safety training needs.

We would love to become your partner on your journey to create safer food. Visit www.foodsafetymatters.co.za for more info.

Today is World Food Safety Day. Let this be a reminder that EVERY DAY should be a food safety day, because Food Safety M...
07/06/2026

Today is World Food Safety Day. Let this be a reminder that EVERY DAY should be a food safety day, because Food Safety Matters!

Owners or operators of spaza shops must also:✔️Complete accredited food safety training, and✔️Apply for a Certificate of...
06/06/2026

Owners or operators of spaza shops must also:
✔️Complete accredited food safety training, and
✔️Apply for a Certificate of Acceptability with their local municipality.

Do the right thing! Protect your customers against food poisoning 🦠☠️

If you are a spaza shop customer:
✔️Ask the shop operator to show you a copy of their COA; and
✔️Report non-compliant spaza shops to the Environmental Health Department at your local municipality.

Food safety is everyone’s responsibility!

The family of two-year-old Anele Tshabalala from eSikhawini, on Kwa...

05/06/2026

Sometimes, food can look good and still make you sick.

Harmful germs and chemicals can hide in everyday foods such as:
🍗 Meat, seafood, milk and cheese
🥬 Unwashed fruit and vegetables
🐟 Fish and seafood
🌾 Rice and grains
🚰 Drinking water

You can reduce your risk of illness by:
✅ Cooking meat all the way through
✅ Washing fruit and vegetable with safe water
✅ Keeping food at safe temperatures
✅ Eating a varied diet
✅ Choosing smaller fish over large ones

05/06/2026

Food safety is everyone’s responsibility | 05 June 2026

Ensure your food business has a valid Certificate of Acceptability and complies with hygiene regulations to protect public health.

✅ Safe food practices save lives.
✅ Compliance promotes consumer confidence.
✅ Together, let’s ensure safe food everywhere.








12/05/2026

Does the sniff test work for milk and dairy? 👃
Short answer: not always, it depends on the type of date on the packaging.

If food is past its use by date:

❌ Don’t use the sniff test

❌ Do not eat it, even if it looks or smells fine

❌ Remember, you can’t smell the bacteria that cause food poisoning

If food is past its best before date:

✔️ This is about quality, not safety

✔️ You can check the smell, look and texture to decide whether you’d like to eat it

✔️ It may not be at its best, but it isn’t unsafe

Find out more on use‑by vs best before dates: https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/home-food-fact-checker

Why Food Safety Matters 😭
24/04/2026

Why Food Safety Matters 😭

Six mourners died and dozens fell ill after eating food served at a funeral in Mmotong‑wa‑Bogobe village near Polokwane, Limpopo, on Saturday.

Read on https://tinyurl.com/3y8wwynw

14/03/2026
Important! Please take note of below recall notice issued yesterday.
10/02/2026

Important! Please take note of below recall notice issued yesterday.

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