Food Safety Quality Policy

PCLs is committed to the manufacture, distribution and sale of safe, high-quality foods and ingredients that satisfy customer needs and meet all relevant regulatory requirements. South Bakels is committed to live by our core values being integrity, dedication, and respect. To be a technically based company whose objectives is to assist our customers develop, produce, and sell more bakery products. To operate as a dynamic and successful organisation while providing best-in-class services to become the customers first choice for bakery ingredients. Commitment is delivered through quality culture and engagement, people development and on-going training programmes. PCLs is committed to continuous improvement, which is measured, evaluated, and validated for effectiveness through internal food safety system audits and external customer audits such as Tiger Brands, Premier Foods, AIB, certification audits, and customer requirements. Top management believes that the responsibility for achieving quality and food safety commitments lies with every single employee of PCL. Leadership teams are responsible for ensuring that the site adheres to below regulatory guidelines.

  • Obtain FSSC 22000 v6.0 certification.
  • Zero(o) product recalls on account of food safety.
  • Reduce foreign object related customer complaints by 10% on previous year.
  • Annual Internal GMP training to be conducted as per training matrix.
  • To complete 80% of scheduled audits on suppliers that do not meet the PCLs minimum quality and food safety standard (SQA).
  • Reducing internal Quality product rejects by 5% on previous year.
  • Successfully implement a waste tracking system to monitor and categorize waste produced during processing, within 12 months.
  • This policy is communicated to staff through training, awareness and placed on notice boards throughout the site (internal). External communication of this policy is also done regularly with suppliers, contractors, customers, service providers, through audits, South Bakels website, information video and inductions.

    PCLs Management shall review this policy annually to ensure that it continues to reflect the aims and aspirations of the company and keeps up to date with legislative and customer requirements.

    Through the application of the FSSC 22000 v6.0 standard, and sound financial management, PCLs is committed to developing, implementing, and improving the Food Safety and Quality Management System. Management of PCLs will ensure that all staff understand and acknowledge that the success of this policy requires the involvement and commitment of all employees at all stages throughout the supply chain. Food safety and quality is our focus. Scheduled and ongoing training will be done externally and internally to meet optimum food safety & hygiene standards and to empower the personnel to carry out Food Safety and Quality control responsibilities.