28/09/2026
๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ
Protecting consumers from ๐๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ, ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ requires strong regulatory oversight, effective enforcement and collaboration across the food sector.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ brings together stakeholders from government to strengthen collaboration and address key food safety priorities. The event also provides an opportunity to examine the South African legal and regulatory framework, clarify responsibilities across the food sector and promote stronger food safety enforcement.
For food businesses, compliance with applicable ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐, ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ is an important part of maintaining safe and hygienic practices and protecting consumers.
As a national standards body, Sabs Standards supports food safety through standards, testing, inspection and certification services, helping organisations demonstrate conformity with applicable requirements and support the consistent quality and safety of products and processes.
The ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ also plays an important role in protecting consumers and promoting responsible business practices. Equipping consumers with knowledge of their rights, while helping businesses understand their compliance responsibilities, contributes to a stronger food safety culture.
Children and vulnerable consumers must be protected from counterfeit and unsafe products through stronger inspections, awareness programs, reporting systems and law enforcement measures.
Through collaboration and shared responsibility, stakeholders will work towards:
โข Strengthening food safety enforcement
โข Promoting awareness of food safety norms and standards
โข Clarifying responsibilities across national, provincial and local authorities
โข Supporting compliance across the food supply chain
โข Encouraging collaboration between government, industry, civil society and other stakeholders
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition South Africa
South African Police Service
National Department of Health (South Africa)
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications
National Consumer Commission
SABS.CO.ZA
