WE ARE NOT AUDITORS
WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR AUDIT
WE ARE AN INDEPENDENT VALIDATION AND CALIBRATION SERVICES PROVIDER
WE WILL HELP YOU IN MAKING SURE THAT YOU PRODUCE FOOD FREE OF METAL FRAGMENT CONTAMINATION
We are, thus far, the only to exist in South Africa as an ISO certified company by SABS, hence with ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management Systems — Requirements and ISO 22000:2018 for Food Safety Management System (FSMS) — Implementation, which is the equivalent to FSSC 22000 as recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). Let it, at this occasion, be mentioned that SAMSAFT is also an active member of the Food Safety Initiative (FSI), with membership number SAM0620. FSI is the South African partner of GFSI and one of the three divisions of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA).
More so, we are also the only HACCP International certified company in existence, in South Africa of course, as a validation and calibration services provider, thus to make sure that we provide an impeccable service, which goes in line with the recommendations as per the HACCP principles, and endorsed by the South African food safety regulation R908.
Thence we are, grace to our expertise, licensed to provide our stellar services of validation and calibration across all of Africa, Asia and the middle East; for the control of metal fragment contamination in food, understood as physical hazard.
WOULD YOU WANT YOUR PRODUCT BE METAL CONTAMINATED ?
We guess your answer is yes. That is why you do not need magnets validation or metal detectors calibration services done by authorized professionals. https://www.health.com/food/coca-cola-recalled
But if your answer is no, then why wait ?
Get your validation done before it’s late.
Quotes requested:
– 3 months ahead are 10 % discount applicable.
– 2 months ahead are 5 % discount applicable
– 1 month ahead are 0 % discount applicable.
These discounts are effective when the quote is accepted by you, within the period relevantly to the discounted quote.
The unique way of accepting the quote is by issuing us your Purchase Order; in which case otherwise, a new or updated quote will need to be issued close to your desired period of validation.
AVOID POSSIBLE PRODUCT RECALL
Magnetic separators and metal detectors on your processing plant are essential in reducing the risks of metal contamination in your product, and ultimately increase safety confidence, of consumers, in your product. Which gained confidence can be maintained when the magnetic equipment or metal detectors on your plant are annually and regularly tested and validated or calibrated by a professional authorized and certified company with ISO 22000 — a third party pre-auditor, as per the recommendations prescribed in the HACCP International system.
Because a product recall takes place when, for instance, a company has sold a product contaminated with metal fragment, understood as a physical hazard — prejudicial to the consumers’ health. This can negatively impact your company financially, inasmuch as fines and lawsuits may unavoidably be imposed, in addition to the financial loss on the contaminated product, and the reputation jeopardy of your company brand, which can easily not be recovered.
Duty of Food Manufacturers
To avoid the possible jeopardy in terms of compromising on your product consumers’ health and ultimately putting the reputation of your company at stake, it is as per the principles of the HACCP international system, which are endorsed by the amendment Act No 908, 2003 of the South African Department of health, thus for the good sake of the public health, recommended that:
— No owner of a food handling enterprise…is allowed to handle food without:
- a valid certificate… and reports issued after validation or calibration conducted by a “certified company”.
- a HACCP system fully implemented to the satisfaction of the relevant authorized health authority in relation to the foodstuffs under consideration…
— The owner of a food handling enterprise, when implementing a HACCP system must ensure that the system is in accordance with the principles as provided for by the joint Food and Agriculture Organization / World Health Organization (“FAO/ WHO”) etc.
— A HACCP certification must be conducted by a certifying body…based on the results of an external HACCP audit in a format as determined by the Director-General and such certificate is valid for a period not exceeding one year. Read More
Some facts you need to know about Magnets Verification
The use of Magnetic separator equipment in the food industry is to extract metal fragments from product contamination during the stream flow; which extraction reduces metal contamination risks, and protects, when necessary, the processing equipment such as crushers, sieves, etc.
To monitor metal fragment contamination in food during stream flow, two aspects are required to be considered.
Depending on the location, the gauss strength, and the cleanable frequency ability, a magnet can be considered as a:
– PRP (Prerequisite Program), which is defined by ISO as the basic conditions and activities necessary to maintain a hygienic environment throughout the food chain that is suitable for the production, handling, and provision of safe final products and safe foods for human consumption.
– CCP (Critical Control Point), which is any step in which hazards can be prevented, eliminated, or reduced to acceptable levels. CCPs are usually practices/procedures which, when not done correctly, are the leading causes of foodborne illness outbreaks.
– OPRP (Operational Prerequisite Program Control) which is the measure or combination of control measures applied to prevent or reduce a significant food safety hazard to an acceptable level.
Let it, at this point, be reminded that the South African regulation R908 recommends that a firm can handle food only if the HACCP system is fully implemented.
HACCP = PRP + CCP + (OPRP)
Thereof, it is crucial for food handling enterprises to implement and maintain an effective annual magnet verification and validation program – in as much as magnets DO lose strength over time, even more rapidly than expected, under some circumstances of use; thus, even when a magnet seems to be extracting metal fragments.
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