1. Why regulate food? 2. How is it regulated? 3. The South African regulatory system 4. Food related careers in Government

 Food safety is non-negotiable  Foods contain hazards which could become a risk › Physical: Dirt, sand stone, hair › Biological: bacteria, viruses, protozoa › Chemical: pesticide residues, preservatives, colourants  Quality of food  Prevention of misleading consumers  Trade of food

 Legislation and standards drafted for safety and quality requirements  Also legislation drafted for prevention of misleading consumers  Compliance to legislation and standards by inspectors and analysts  Safety standards and legislation based on risk analysis

 Risk analysis: risk assessment (RA), risk management (RM), risk communication (RC)  In-house or Codex RM RC RA

1. Department of Health: Directorate: Food Control: › Food safety for domestic consumption › Processed and unprocessed food › Prevention of misleading consumers: labelling 2. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: Directorate: FSQA & Veterinary Public Health etc. › Food quality for domestic consumption: processed and processed foods › Food safety for exported foods and meat at abattoirs › Labelling aspects

3. Department of Trade and Industry › National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS)  Canned meat and fish and fish products › Consumer Protection Commission  Labelling/description aspects

 DoH: Nine provincial health departments and municipalities › Enforcement of legislation  Other related sections within DAFF and DoH: Act 36 of 1947, GMO Act, 1997 etc. › Related to food safety (pesticides and safety of GM foods)

Areas of career requirements  Drafting of legislation  Inspectorate  Analysis