Dairy Standard Agency

Hygienic design risk management in dairy processing

Hygienic design risk management (HDRM) entails the assessment and management of hygiene risks in the context of the hygienic design of food-related buildings and equipment. These hygiene risks primarily concern food safety risks, but also incorporate risks to food quality. HDRM combines hygiene risk assessment and hygiene risk reduction via design, construction, integration, and installation […]

Pre-employment and routine examinations of milk handlers

Pre-employment and routine examinations of milk handlers With biosecurity and food safety now at the forefront more than ever before, the question is often asked to what extent the staff at farm level, with specific reference to handlers of milk, contribute to food safety risks. Pathogenic organisms Regulation 961 of 2012 relating to hygiene requirements […]