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Food Consulting Services Food Consulting Services (FCS) is a private South African owned Food Testing Laboratory and Food Safety Consultancy formed in 1977.

The laboratory division of FCS specialises in the testing of food across the following areas:

- Microbiology (SANAS Accredited Laboratory to ISO/ IEC 17025)
- Chemistry
- Physical
- Sensory (taste tests)

The Food Safety Consultancy division of FCS specialises in consulting and auditing across the following areas:

- Hygiene and Food Safety in commercial kitchens
- Hygiene and Food Safety in food factories
- Legionella Risk Audits
- FCS has been providing excellent service to the Food Manufacturing, Food Retail and Food Service industries for over 35 years! You too could benefit from FCS’s excellent service and pricing structure. Contact us now, and let us become your Food Safety partners!

🧽 Are your cleaning tools actually clean?Dirty cloths, contaminated mops, and poorly maintained buckets don’t remove bac...
30/06/2026

🧽 Are your cleaning tools actually clean?

Dirty cloths, contaminated mops, and poorly maintained buckets don’t remove bacteria — they spread it.

Good food safety isn’t just about cleaning surfaces. It’s also about making sure the equipment used for cleaning is properly cleaned, sanitised, and maintained.

Learn how to keep your cloths, mops, brushes, buckets, and spray bottles hygienic and audit-ready in our latest article:

https://foodconsulting.co.za/cleaning-equipment-hygiene/

Tag someone who manages cleaning, hygiene, or food safety in a kitchen, restaurant, guest house, or food business.

When discussing food safety, most people focus on cleaning surfaces, equipment, and food preparation areas. However, one critical aspect is often overlooked: the cleanliness of the cleaning equipment itself. At Food Consulting Services (FCS), we regularly remind clients that cleaning tools are only....

Food poisoning doesn’t happen by chance.It usually follows a simple chain:✅ Germs get into the food✅ They multiply to da...
23/06/2026

Food poisoning doesn’t happen by chance.

It usually follows a simple chain:
✅ Germs get into the food
✅ They multiply to dangerous levels
✅ Someone eats the food
✅ Illness follows

The scary part? Contaminated food often looks, smells, and tastes completely normal.

Understanding how food poisoning happens is one of the most effective ways to prevent it and protect your customers.

Read our latest article:
https://foodconsulting.co.za/how-food-poisoning-happens-2/

Tag someone who works in a kitchen, restaurant, canteen, guest house, or food business.

Food poisoning is one of the most common food safety risks in the hospitality and food manufacturing industries. While many people think it happens randomly, food poisoning usually follows a predictable chain of events. Understanding this chain is one of the most effective ways to prevent foodborne....

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