Food Safety Matters

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!

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

08/05/2026

Food safety training made simple and affordable! Visit www.foodsafetymatters.co.za for more info.

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

10/02/2026

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