City of Tshwane Health earlier this week said there had been increased efforts to conduct food safety inspections by different role players.
Tshwane has called on communities to report suspicious food to its municipal health service office.The South African Institute of Environmental Health and the City of Tshwane have warned the public against unsanctioned food safety inspections.
This is amid several reports of pupils falling ill, while others have passed on after allegedly consuming snacks purchased from spaza shops.Police shut immigrant-owned spaza shops after minister’s callthat since they opened their shops, no officials have ever visited their premises to check their papers.
Although the SAIEH noted the concerns of the public and questions about the visibility of environmental health practitioners, it cautioned them against illegally raiding spaza shops.
“In this regard, we support the public call for qualified and registered Environmental Health Practitioners to lead in providing scientific services, advice, actions to be taken and law enforcement on all environmental health matters to ensure the authorities are protecting the public on the current surge of illegal, unsafe foodstuff circulating and being sold to the public.
The city said its health department also had a plan of action and would intensify operations, including conducting proactive inspections and monitoring prioritised high-risk premises.“I would like to reiterate that compliance with health regulations when it comes to food safety is critically important and is for the protection of the public. EHPs, as public officials, should be allowed to undertake their inspections without interference,” said Tshwane Health MMC Rina Marx.
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