Food Safety Audits | Food and Hygiene Inspection Services
Food Safety Audits | Food and Hygiene Inspection Services
At AssureCloud, we understand that when it comes to food safety, there’s no margin for error. From quick service restaurants to hospitality chains, retail outlets to forecourts, our food safety audits and hygiene inspections help protect your customers, your brand, and your reputation, and ensure compliance with the Consumer Protection Act.
As Southern Africa’s leading provider of food safety inspection services, we offer a combination of certified expertise, advanced mobile technology, and national reach. Our inspections are designed to ensure your business meets key legal standards – including Regulation R638 and SANS 10049 – while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.
At AssureCloud, we understand that when it comes to food safety, there’s no margin for error. From quick service restaurants to hospitality chains, retail outlets to forecourts, our food safety audits and hygiene inspections help protect your customers, your brand, and your reputation, and ensure compliance with the Consumer Protection Act.
As Southern Africa’s leading provider of food safety inspection services, we offer a combination of certified expertise, advanced mobile technology, and national reach. Our inspections are designed to ensure your business meets key legal standards – including Regulation R638 and SANS 10049 – while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Trusted Food Safety Inspection Services
AssureCloud operates under Aspirata Auditing Testing and Certification (Pty) Ltd, a Level 1 B-BBEE contributor with over 20 years of experience. Our inspection services are tailored to businesses in the retail, hospitality, energy, and QSR sectors, helping you stay compliant with relevant laws and maintain the highest standards of hygiene.
All inspections are conducted by skilled professionals using mobile-enabled audit tools to capture findings in real time, with photographic evidence and instant reporting through our Client portal system.
Trusted Food Safety Inspection Services
AssureCloud operates under Aspirata Auditing Testing and Certification (Pty) Ltd, a Level 1 B-BBEE contributor with over 20 years of experience. Our inspection services are tailored to businesses in the retail, hospitality, energy, and QSR sectors, helping you stay compliant with relevant laws and maintain the highest standards of hygiene.
All inspections are conducted by skilled professionals using mobile-enabled audit tools to capture findings in real time, with photographic evidence and instant reporting through our Client portal system.
What Our Food Safety Audits Cover
AssureCloud’s food safety audits provide a clear, structured assessment of hygiene and food handling practices in your business. We focus on the areas that matter most for safety, compliance, and consumer confidence.
Our inspections assess:
- Hygiene and sanitation procedures
- Pest control effectiveness and records
- Temperature control monitoring
- Personal hygiene and protective equipment use
- Food handling practices and cross-contamination risks
- Cleaning chemical use and storage
- Training records and staff awareness
- Microbiological sampling (hand, surface, and food samples where required)
- Brand Standards according to the customer requirements
- Product labelling and consumer information accuracy
We provide clear scoring, identify non-conformances, and support your internal teams with action plans for improvement.
What Our Food Safety Audits Cover
AssureCloud’s food safety audits provide a clear, structured assessment of hygiene and food handling practices in your business. We focus on the areas that matter most for safety, compliance, and consumer confidence.
Our inspections assess:
- Hygiene and sanitation procedures
- Pest control effectiveness and records
- Temperature control monitoring
- Personal hygiene and protective equipment use
- Food handling practices and cross-contamination risks
- Cleaning chemical use and storage
- Training records and staff awareness
- Microbiological sampling (hand, surface, and food samples where required)
- Brand Standards according to the customer requirements
- Product labelling and consumer information accuracy
We provide clear scoring, identify non-conformances, and support your internal teams with action plans for improvement.
Support Compliance with R638
AssureCloud’s food hygiene inspection services are aligned with South Africa’s most important regulatory frameworks:
- Regulation R638: sets hygiene requirements for food premises, including layout, equipment, and handling processes.
- Consumer Protection Act (CPA): Ensures food is safe, accurately labelled, and not misleading to consumers.
Our audits ensure your operations are assessed against these standards and other requirements as determined by our customers, giving you the peace of mind that control measures are implemented to support food safety, quality food products and protecting public health.
Microbiological Testing as Part of Inspections
In addition to visual and procedural inspections, AssureCloud offers microbiological testing to verify hygiene and safety through lab analysis.
Our ISO 17025:2017 accredited laboratories conduct:
- Hand and surface swab testing
- Food sample testing for pathogens and spoilage bacteria
- Water analysis in accordance with SANS 241
These tests provide a scientific baseline for hygiene performance and help you validate cleaning protocols or investigate potential issues.
Microbiological Testing as Part of Inspections
In addition to visual and procedural inspections, AssureCloud offers microbiological testing to verify hygiene and safety through lab analysis.
Our ISO 17025:2017 accredited laboratories conduct:
- Hand and surface swab testing
- Food sample testing for pathogens and spoilage bacteria
- Water analysis in accordance with SANS 241
These tests provide a scientific baseline for hygiene performance and help you validate cleaning protocols or investigate potential issues.
Customised Inspection Programmes for Your Sector
We know that food safety challenges differ by environment. That’s why we offer customised inspection protocols tailored to the specific needs of your business.
Industries we serve include:
- Retail and supermarkets
- Quick service restaurants
- Hospitality groups and catering operations
- Forecourts and energy sector food retail
We also offer mystery shopping audits, risk-based inspections, and brand standards compliance assessments to help you evaluate performance and maintain consistency across multiple sites.
Technology That Drives Action
AssureCloud’s Client portal gives you total visibility into your food safety performance. All reports are securely stored and easily accessible for audit trails, compliance reviews, and internal benchmarking.
Real-time dashboards
show trends, non-conformances, and performance scores
Online audits
with photographic evidence increase traceability
Automated alerts
help you act quickly on urgent issues
Customised reporting
ensures your team gets exactly what they need, when they need it
Technology That Drives Action
AssureCloud’s Client portal gives you total visibility into your food safety performance. All reports are securely stored and easily accessible for audit trails, compliance reviews, and internal benchmarking.
Real-time dashboards
show trends, non-conformances, and performance scores
Online audits
with photographic evidence increase traceability
Automated alerts
help you act quickly on urgent issues
Customised reporting
ensures your team gets exactly what they need, when they need it
Why Choose AssureCloud for Food Safety Audits?
When you partner with AssureCloud, you’re not just getting an inspection – you’re gaining access to a complete food safety ecosystem. With services that include laboratory testing, training, and certification, we help you manage risk and ensure compliance across every touchpoint including compliance with the Consumer Protection Act, which protects consumer rights and food safety.
Here’s why our clients trust us:
- Presence across South Africa, rest of Africa and the Middle East
- Skilled auditors with deep industry experience
- Real-time results with mobile-enabled audit execution
- Flexible, customised inspection solutions
- Backed by accredited testing laboratories across South Africa and into Zambia
Our mission is simple: to help you prevent recalls, protect your brand, and uphold consumer safety because we want to make the world a safer place.
Why Choose AssureCloud for Food Safety Audits?
When you partner with AssureCloud, you’re not just getting an inspection – you’re gaining access to a complete food safety ecosystem. With services that include laboratory testing, training, and certification, we help you manage risk and ensure compliance across every touchpoint including compliance with the Consumer Protection Act, which protects consumer rights and food safety.
Here’s why our clients trust us:
- Presence across South Africa, rest of Africa and the Middle East
- Skilled auditors with deep industry experience
- Real-time results with mobile-enabled audit execution
- Flexible, customised inspection solutions
- Backed by accredited testing laboratories across South Africa and into Zambia
Our mission is simple: to help you prevent recalls, protect your brand, and uphold consumer safety because we want to make the world a safer place.
Ready to Strengthen Your Food Safety Standards?
Whether you manage a single location or multiple sites across the region, AssureCloud is ready to support your business with reliable, compliant, and effective food safety inspection services.
Contact us today to book an inspection, request a proposal, or learn more about our full food safety support offering.