Farm good agricultural practice audits on contractual basis (including animal welfare)
Project Manager: Vacant. Project currently managed by Operations Manager and Audit Programme Administrator
Job Title: Audit programme manager
Resources: User Pay (Non-statutory budget)
Project purpose
To conduct good agricultural practice (GAP) audits on milking sheds for primary producers on a contractual basis, on behalf of milk buyers as clients.
Project description
The primary objective of the DSA is to promote the improvement of compliance of milk and other dairy products with product composition and safety standards as well as animal welfare standards on a national level. Improvement of raw milk quality is achievable in the primary industry through the successful implementation of food safety management and animal welfare systems by milk producers.
The DSA audit system is a systematic approach of auditing. It assists milk producers to implement sustainable and effective food safety and related management systems, based on prerequisite programmes in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetic and Disinfectant Act (Act 54 of 1972) as well as the DSA Codes of Practice for Milk Producers and the Secondary Industry. DSA Animal Welfare audits are based on the SABS SANS 1694 of 2018: The welfare of dairy cattle. All DSA audits are performed by industry and sector specific auditors.
This project is available to all stakeholders in the dairy industry and forms part of the milk buyer’s supplier quality assurance programmes.
Pre-audit (2024) questionnaires available:
Afrikaans: https://forms.gle/7ixwBAdqhDHr8Lrg6
English: https://forms.gle/TdrSwAb2P8QDm4Kb7