R638 Food Safety Compliance for Crèches, Schools and ECD Centres
R638 compliance for creches, schools and ECD centres: the Certificate of Acceptability, food handler training and the records an inspector asks for.
R638 and Certificate of Acceptability
Do Home-Based and Online Food Sellers Need a COA in South Africa?
Whether a home based or online food seller needs a Certificate of Acceptability, and why regulation 14(7) turns on payment rather than premises.
Spaza Shop Food Safety Training and Registration in 2026: The Complete South African Guide
Food safety training and municipal registration for spaza shops and informal traders in South Africa, and the R999 course written for them.
Enterprise R638 and Food Safety Training in South Africa, at Scale
How ASC trains and certifies food safety staff at scale across South Africa, including the manager dashboard, group enrolment and training records.
Inside ASC’s R638 Course: The Complete 2026 Curriculum Walkthrough
A module by module walkthrough of the ASC R638 Person in Charge course: what is covered, how the assessment works, and what the certificate proves.
R638 Training Across South Africa: The Complete City-by-City Guide for 2026
R638 training city by city across all nine provinces, with the local authority that issues your Certificate of Acceptability and how online training fits.
How to Choose an R638 Training Provider in South Africa
What to check before you buy R638 training: accreditation, assessment, record keeping, and whether the certificate will satisfy your environmental health practitioner.
Applying for a Certificate of Acceptability: A Municipality by Municipality Guide
How the CoA application works in practice across South African municipalities: what each asks for, typical tariffs, and how long the inspection takes.
R638 vs R962: South Africa’s Food Safety Regulations Explained
R638 of 2018 replaced R962 of 2012. What actually changed for food premises, the person in charge, training duties and the Certificate of Acceptability.
Accredited Food handler training in South Africa
Accredited food handler training in South Africa: what regulation 10(1) of R638 asks of a food handler, and the courses that evidence it from R420.