About Us


OUR SERVICES

  • Inspection of local and imported dairy and imitation dairy products; and edible ices destined for sale in the republic of South Africa.
  • Laboratory analysis of local and imported dairy and imitation dairy products; and edible ices destined for sale in the republic of South Africa.
  • Ensuring marking labeling requirements compliance on all other aspects of quality control inspections as per the Aps Act.

REGULATIONS

Dairy products and edible ice

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries

  • To provide policy framework for the operation of the programme.
  • To play a role in the continuous improvement of regulations in conjunction with the industry.
  • Facilitate stakeholder engagements amongst affected parties during the implementation of the programme.
  • Ensure operational efficiency and service excellence of the assignees.
  • Perform audits and oversight role on the work of the assignee.
  • Ensure impartiality in the execution of the programme by the assignee.
www.daff.gov.za

Milk South Africa

  • Constructive co-operation amongst the role-players in the dairy industry, including government.
  • Conduct a consumer research programme to test and promote awareness of health and nutritional advantages and preferences of milk and other dairy products.
  • Empowerment of previously disadvantaged individuals through actions to improve knowledge and skills.
  • Collection, processing, evaluation and distribution of industry information to role players in the South African Dairy Industry.
  • Improvement of the quality of milk and other dairy products.
  • Provide technical information to milk producers and milk processors.
  • To play a role in the continuous improvement of regulations in conjunction with the industry.
www.milksa.co.za

The South African Society of Dairy Technology

Promote and encourage technological and scientific advancement in the dairy industry by:

  • The dissemination and application of knowledge, and the provision of opportunities for discussion, co-operation, education, training and research.
www.sasdt.co.za

Milk Producers’ Organisation

  • Market promotion and protection.
  • Communication with all role-players.
  • Technology transfer.
  • Information.
  • Protection of member interests.
www.mpo.co.za

South African Milk Processors Organisation

  • Provide the secondary dairy industry in South Africa with a unified instrument to deal with issues of common interest to the secondary industry.
  • To create harmony with issues of the Competition Act.
  • The advisory committee study and deals with specialized issues.
  • Supports the South African National Committee of the International Dairy Federation.
www.sampro.co.za

Dairy Standard Agency

  • Promotion of the compliance of milk and other dairy products with product composition, food safety and metrology standards.
www.dairystandard.co.za