Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Notices

Inspection Fees for Processed Meat Products

Notice No. 399 of 2021
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Notice No. 399

2 July 2021

GG 44799

 

Non-Governmental Organisation

Food Safety Agency (Pty) Ltd

 

Food Safety Agency (Pty) Ltd has been designated as assignee in terms of section 2(3)(a) of the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990), to apply sections 3(1)(a) and (b), 3A(1), 4A(1)(a), 7 and 8 of the said Act with respect to regulated animal products and processed meat products.

 

The following fees will be valid from 1 July 2021.

 

[The document “Inspection fees for Poultry Meat, Eggs and Processed Meat Products” of Notice 368 of 2021, published in Government Gazette No. 44724 of 18th June 2021 is hereby withdrawn and replaced with the document “Inspection fees for Processed Meat Products"]

 

HOUR AND KILOMETRE RATES:

INSPECTION AND/OR SAMPLING OF PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS

 

Description

Point of inspection

Fee

Normal Time (08:00 – 16:00)

Distribution centre, retailer, outlet, food store and cold storage facility

R468.00 per hour

Normal Overtime (Mon – Sat)

R520.00 per hour

Sunday & Public Holidays

R624.00 per hour

Kilometre Rate

R5.50 per kilometre

 

The above rates are applicable to inspection and/or sampling at any distribution centre, retailer, outlet, food store and cold storage facility that sells, keeps and/or distributes locally produced and/or imported processed meat products.

 

- Where hourly rates are applicable, a minimum of one hour (R468.00) will be charged. Thereafter time will be charged in half hour segments of R234.00 per half hour or part thereof. The same principle will be applied to overtime and Sunday time.
- In all instances where it is found that the hourly and kilometre rates are insufficient to cover the costs of the inspections, Food Safety Agency (Pty) Ltd, at its own discretion, reserves the right to amend the rates.

 

LABORATORY FEES – PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS

 

Type of analysis

Fee

Fat Content

R820.00 per sample/test

Moisture Content

R177.00 per sample/test

Protein Content

R322.00 per sample/test

Calcium Determination (MRM only)

R518.00 per sample/test

DNA Sampling

R988.00 per DNA sample/test

 

OTHER FEES

 

Special Claims Protocol Auditing - On a quotation basis

 

All fees exclude Value Added Tax (VAT)