National Qualifications Framework Act, 2008
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Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)NoticesInspection Fees for 2025 for Inspections and Sampling on Poultry Meat, Processed Meat Products and Certain Raw Processed Meat Products - effective 1 February 2025Notice No. 2996 of 2025 |
Notice No. 2996
14 February 2025
GG 52107
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 and sampling 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
Increased fees published in 2022 have been reviewed and are amended as follows as per 1 February 2025:
|
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) |
R510.00 per hour |
|
Normal Overtime (Mon – Sat) |
R567.00 per hour |
|
|
Sunday & Public Holidays |
R680.00 per hour |
|
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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 (R510.00) will be charged. Thereafter time will be charged in half hour segments of R255.00 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. |
INSPECTION FEES FOR POULTRY MEAT
|
Product |
Point of inspection |
Fee |
|
Poultry Meat |
Abattoir |
R0.0111 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) |
R503.00 per sample/test |
|
Fat Content |
R826.00 per sample/test |
|
Soya Content |
R1 665.00 per sample/test |
|
Starch Content |
R1 472.00 per sample/test |
|
Calcium Determination (MRM only) |
R379.00 per sample/test |
|
Meat Specie Identification (DNA) |
R2 605.00 per sample/test |
|
Physical Test (coated products) |
R200.00 per sample/test |
All fees exclude Value Added Tax (VAT)
OTHER FEES - Special Claims Protocol Auditing and any other related service - On a quotation basis
