Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)NoticesInspection Fees Increase for 2022/2023 for Processed Meat ProductsNotice No. 1220 of 2022 |
Notice No. 1220
12 August 2022
GG 46705
Non-Governmental Organization
Food Safety Agency (Pty) Ltd
Food Safety Agency (Pty) Ltd the designated assignee in terms of section 2(3)(a) of the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990), hereby impose the following inspection fees in terms of section 3(1A)(a) and (b), of the said Act in respect of powers exercised and duties performed with regard to regulated animal products and processed meat products
HOUR AND KILOMETRE RATES:
INSPECTION AND/OR SAMPLING OF PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS
The following fees will be valid from 1 August 2022.
Point of inspection |
Description |
Fee |
Distribution centre, retailer, food outlet, food store and cold storage facility |
Normal Time (08:00 – 16:00) |
R481.50 per hour |
Normal Overtime (Mon – Sat) |
R535.00 per hour |
|
Sunday & Public Holidays |
R642.00 per hour |
|
Kilometre Rate |
R6.50 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 (R481.50) will be charged. Thereafter time will be charged in half hour segments of R240.75 per half hour or part thereof. The same principle will be applied to overtime and Sunday and or Public Holiday 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 |
R987.86 per sample/test |
Protein Content |
R559.58 per sample/test |
Calcium Determination (MRM only) |
R269.72 per sample/test |
OTHER FEES
Special Claims Protocol Auditing - On a quotation basis
All fees exclude Value Added Tax (VAT)