Agribusiness Export
Awareness Workshop
SABS Food & Health
23 February 2012
Presented by:
Amit Raga
Overview
 SABS – Structure
 Conformity Assessment
 Testing Activities
 Proficiency Testing
 Food Laboratory – Product Testing Capability
 Food Laboratory – Labelling Legislation – Processed Fruit
 Food Laboratory – Labelling Legislation – Processed Vegetables
 Microbiology Laboratory
 Pesticide Residue Testing
 Certification Activities
 Contact Details & Questions
SABS – Structure
Conformity Assessment
Conformity assessment can be understood as the processes
used to demonstrate that a product, service or management
system meets specified requirements.
Conformity assessment covers one or more of the following
activities:
•Certification: where SABS gives written assurance that a
product, service or management system conforms to specific
requirements.
•Inspection: where SABS examines a wide range of products
and report on such parameters as quality, fitness for use and
continuing safety in operation.
•Testing: where SABS tests a product against specific criteria
and reports on the results. These results are used to determine
the performance of the product.
Testing Activities
• Our testing activities provide an extensive array of testing,
calibration, inspection and evaluation capabilities across a
diverse range of technologies.
• Our testing capability is the most extensive and
comprehensive service of its kind in Southern Africa.
• High priority is given to the accreditation of test and
calibration laboratories. The most widely implemented
accreditation is by SANAS (SA National Accreditation System)
in terms of SABS/ISO/IEC 17025.
• In many cases, specific activities are approved testing and/or
inspection authorities for the Department of Labour,
Department of Health, Medicines Control Council and the
National Nuclear Regulator.
Proficiency Testing
• A proficiency test (PT) is simply, a method that you may use
to validate a particular measurement process.
• At the SABS, we provide our clients with an unbiased
analysis of measurement processes to enhance awareness
of their technical competence and data integrity. All our
programs are conducted in accordance with current quality
guidelines and standards.
Food Laboratory – Product Testing Capability
• Our testing activities provide an extensive array of testing, calibration, inspection
and evaluation capabilities across a diverse range of technologies.
• The SABS food laboratories offer chemical, microbiological and physical tests as well
as evaluations and trials.
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Nutrients and proximate analyses
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Minerals and trace metals
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Carbohydrates
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Fatty acids
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Vitamins
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Oils
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Mycotoxins
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Pesticides residues
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Veterinary drug residues
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Microbiological testing of foods, food products, water and swabs for contamination and for the
presence of pathogenic organisms
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Antimicrobial efficacy testing of disinfectants used in the food industry
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Environmental monitoring of food facilities for microbial contamination
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Agricultural trials to establish pesticide breakdown curves on crops used in the establishment of
maximum residual levels (MRLs) of pesticides on crops
Food Laboratory – Labelling Legislation – Processed Fruit
Food Laboratory – Labelling Legislation - Vegetables
Microbiology Laboratory Tests
SANAS
Accreditation
Tariff (R)
(vat exclusive) Duration
Test
Method Ref
Total aerobic count
SANS 4833
Yes
R110
3 days
Yeasts & Moulds
SANS 7954
Yes
R110
5 days
Coliforms
SANS 4832
Yes
R110
1 day
Enterobacteriaceae
ISO 21528-2
Yes
R110
1 day
E.coli
FM 5.4F
Yes
R127
1 day
Salmonella
SANS 6579
Yes
R155
3-4 days
Staphylococcus aureus
SANS 6888
Yes
R127
3-4 days
Listeria monocytogenes
ISO 11290-1
Yes
R175
7 days
Mesophilic clostridium
ISO 7937
Yes
R127
1 day
Chromatographic Services Methodologies
— Two methodologies are followed when analysing for the presence of pesticides
in a specific commodity namely the multi-residue approach and target analyses:
— Multi-residue approach:
— The multi-residue approach is divided in the following sub-methods and will
include the pesticides indicated in the attached method profiles.
— Multi-residue - GC:
— If only one sample is submitted: R2250, 00 (VAT excl.)
— If 2 samples are submitted together: R1500, 00/sample (VAT excl.)
— If 3-5 samples are submitted together: R1150, 00/sample (VAT excl.)
— If 6 or more samples are submitted together: R1000, 00/sample (VAT excl.)
— Multi-residue - LC-MS/MS:
— If only one sample is submitted: R2250, 00 (VAT excl.)
— If 2 samples are submitted together: R1500, 00/sample (VAT excl.)
— If 3-5 samples are submitted together: R1150, 00/sample (VAT excl.)
— If 6 or more samples are submitted together: R1000, 00/sample (VAT excl.)
Pesticide List – LC
Pesticide List – GC Multi-residue
Certification
• We provide certification and assessment services and training for all
of the Food & Beverages processes, equipment, accessories, services
and standards. Auditing and certification is undertaken using specialist
assessors in this sector.
• The following schemes are applicable to any food company that
operates in the food supply chain:
• HACCP (SANS 10330): Requirements for a Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Point System: This certification ensures that the companies
systematically analyse, identify and control all the potential hazards
at each stage of its production, storage and distribution cycle.
• ISO 22000 Food Safety Management Systems: This certification
ensures that the company not only complies with all requirements of
HACCP but also ensures that the company has implemented a
management system that delivers continuous processes improvement
in order to meet customer requirements.
Certification
• PAS 223 – Publicly Available Specification that was developed by the
BSI and a group of multinational companies. The PAS 223 is aimed
toward food contact packaging.
• PAS 220 – Aimed toward food manufacturers and processors to
determine the compliance toward PRP’s (Pre-Requisite Programmes)
• These Food Safety Management Systems provide a competitive edge
to sell locally or export products i.e. Meat, Egg, Beverage, Ready-toeat meals, Pharmaceutical, Baked, Flavour, Additives, Milled, Dairy
products. This also includes: Farming (Slaughtering included),
Processing of vegetable and meat products with short and long-shelf
life, Feed production, Catering, Services, Transport and storage,
Chemical manufacturing, packaging material.
Certification
• BRC Global Standard - Food: This Certification may be a requirement
for exporters to UK retailers. The BRC Food Standard was developed
to establish a criteria for the supply of food products and to act as key
evidence for UK retailers and brand owners.
• Product certification & marks
 Bottled water of subterranean origin
 Prepared water
 Soft drinks
 Medical devices
• Fortification Premix supplier audits as per MOU – R1206 and R504.
 Auditing premix suppliers
 Random sample analysis by accredited SABS Pharmaceutical
Chemistry Laboratory
Amit Raga
Senior Manager
Thank you
SABS Food and Health Certification
(012) 428 6760
072 157 88 44
Amit.raga@sabs.co.za
Questions?