DSA food safety and animal welfare audits on request
Project Manager: Vacant. Project currently managed by Operations Manager in conjunction with Audit Programme Administrator
Job Title: Audit programme manager
Resources: User Pay (Non statutory budget)
Project purpose
To conduct assessment audits and food safety audits on request from milk producers, processors and or retailers. These audits include milksheds and facilities where all dairy products, e.g. milk (fresh, UHT) cream, cultured/fermented milk, all varieties of cheese, ice-cream, milk powder, whey powder, butter and juice are processed and handled.
Project description
The primary objective of the DSA is the improvement of the quality and safety of milk and other dairy products as well as animal welfare where applicable. This can be achieved throughout the primary, secondary and informal industry by the successful implementation of a food safety management system.
DSA audits are performed on request of dairy processors and producers. These audits identify non-conformances in the auditees’ food safety and animal welfare management programmes and provide them with possible corrective actions.
The DSA auditing system is a systematic approach to assist the dairy industry in implementing appropriate systems as provided for by South African National Standards and regulations issued in terms of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetic and Disinfectant Act (Act 54 of 1972) as well as Animal Welfare standards (SANS 1694 of 2018). It furthermore provides the industry with industry and sector specific auditing service based on all the relevant legislation and standards pertaining to milk and other dairy products.
Through this project the DSA transfers knowledge in respect of quality, food safety and legislative related issues including animal welfare where applicable at the request of roleplayers in the dairy industry, in order to improve the quality of dairy products sold to the consumer.