Statutory and
Non-Statutory Projects
Project 1: National Dairy Monitoring Program
The project is a partnership between the South African organised dairy industry, DSA and district municipal health authorities.
Project 2: Handling of quality problems
This project provides and maintains a platform to be used by any person, party or stakeholder to request technical support regarding quality problems in milk and other dairy products.
Project 3: Special Investigations
The project makes provision for investigation and testing of any milk and other dairy products that do not fall within the frequency or type of product tested in Project 1.
Project 4: Milk and other dairy product risk identification
The project aims to enhance food safety and quality in the dairy industry through comprehensive data collection, analysis, and reporting, benefiting both local and international stakeholders.
Project 5: Remedial programs with producers/processors and processors/distributors (PDs)
This project provides and maintains a platform to be used by any person, party or stakeholder to request technical support regarding quality problems in milk and other dairy products.
Project 6: Communication with authorities and other organisations
The project aims to enhance communication, strengthen partnerships, address non-conformities, and disseminate information within the dairy industry and government departments.
Project 7: Liaison on Legislation
The project focuses on dairy technical issues by ensuring effective communication with statutory organizations, consulting on legislation, participating in workgroups, and reporting to the industry through Milk SA.
Project 8: Information and education
The project aims to annually educate student EHPs and related professions, organize national information sessions on food safety for various stakeholders, provide access to dairy-specific information, and support Milk SA's transformation goals.
Project 9: Media Communication
The project aims to communicate DSA activities and the importance of dairy product standards to all relevant parties through various media, including magazines, electronic platforms, pamphlets, interviews, and webinars.
Project 10: Development of guideline documentation
The project focuses on dairy technical issues by ensuring effective communication with statutory organizations, consulting on legislation, participating in workgroups, and reporting to the industry through Milk SA.
Annexure A
The project aims to annually educate student EHPs and related professions, organize national information sessions on food safety for various stakeholders, provide access to dairy-specific information, and support Milk SA's transformation goals.
Project 11: Product monitoring program on behalf of client
To provide roleplayers in the dairy industry such as retail groups with a service which facilitate sustainable milk and other dairy product monitoring programs on their behalf.
Project 12: Good Agricultural Practice for Farm Audits on a contractual basis (including animal welfare)
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 13: DSA food safety and animal welfare audits on request
To conduct assessment audits and food safety audits on request from milk producers, processors and or retailers.
Project 14: Food Safety Consultation
To assist roleplayers in the dairy industry acquiring information regarding prerequisites to effectively operate business concerns within food (dairy) safety related legal requirements.
Project 15: Dairy Quality Club
The DSA aims to foster collaboration with input suppliers, participate in industry events, and distribute informational brochures, all in partnership with Dairy Quality Club members.
Project 16: Workshops and courses
To present workshops regarding prerequisites needed for the successful implementation of food safety management systems or parts thereof in milk production and dairy processing facilities, internal food safety auditor’s courses and laboratory implementation on a user pay principle.
Project 17: DSA Laboratory Services
The goal is to establish and maintain an independent national laboratory service for the dairy industry, providing standardized reference standards, conducting various analytical tests, facilitating ring tests, supporting food safety investigations, and assisting with special projects and research in collaboration with Milk SA..