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

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Inspection Fees for 2022/2023 for Inspections and Sampling on Poultry Meat, Processed Meat Products and certain Raw Processed Meat Products

Notice No. 1643 of 2023

 

Notice No. 1643

3 March 2023

GG 48162

 

Non-Governmental Organization

 

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 gazette the inspection and sampling fees in terms of sections 3(1)(a) and (b), 3(1A) (a) and (b), 3A (1), 4A (1), 7 and 8 of the said Act in respect of powers exercised and duties performed with regard to regulated above mentioned animal products.

 

The following fees will be applicable to inspections conducted on Poultry Meat, Processed Meat Products and Certain Raw Processed Meat Products as per Consolidated Document (R.946 of 27 March 1992, R.988 of 25 July 1997 and R.471 of 22 April 2016), Regulation R.1283 of 4 October 2019 and R.2410 of 26th August 2022. These fees will replace all previous fees published by the assignee.

 

HOUR AND KILOMETRE RATES:

INSPECTION FEE OF POULTRY MEAT, PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS AND CERTAIN RAW PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS

 

The following fees will be valid from 3 March 2023.

 

Point of inspection

Description

Fee

Distribution centres, retailers, butcheries, food stores, cold storage facilities, repackers, imports and any food outlet that present regulated animal products for sale within the RSA.

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, butchery, abattoir, food store/outlet, re-packer and cold storage facility that sells, keeps and/or distributes locally produced and/or imported poultry meat, processed meat products and certain raw processed meat products in the Republic of South Africa.

 

- 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 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.

 

INSPECTION FEES FOR POULTRY MEAT

 

Product

Point of inspection

Fee

Poultry Meat

Abattoir

R0.0107 per carcass per month

 

TESTING FEES – PROCESSED MEAT AND CERTAIN RAW PROCESSED MEAT PRODUCTS (SAMPLING AND TESTING FOR COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS)

 

Type of analysis

Fee

Protein Content (Meat Content)

R474.52 per sample/test

Fat Content

R779.81 per sample/test

Soya Content

R1 571.60 per sample/test

Starch Content

R1 389.46 per sample/test

Calcium Determination (MRM only)

R357.60 per sample/test

Meat Specie Identification (DNA)

R2 458.20 per sample/test

 

All fees exclude Value Added Tax (VAT)

 

OTHER FEES - Special Claims Protocol Auditing - On a quotation basis