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1 CERTIFICATE OF ACCREDITATION In terms of section 22(2) (b) of the Accreditation for Conformity Assessment, Calibration and Good Laboratory Practice Act, 2006 (Act 19 of 2006), read with sections 23(1), (2) and (3) of the said Act, I hereby certify that:- SABS COMMERCIAL SOC LTD Co. Reg. No.: 2000/013581/07 FOOD MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY Facility Accreditation Number: T0269 is a South African National Accreditation System accredited Testing laboratory provided that all SANAS conditions and requirements are complied with This certificate is valid as per the scope as stated in the accompanying schedule of accreditation Annexure A, bearing the above accreditation number for CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS The facility is accredited in accordance with the recognised International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2005 The accreditation demonstrates technical competency for a defined scope and the operation of a laboratory quality management system While this certificate remains valid, the Accredited Facility named above is authorised to use the relevant SANAS accreditation symbol to issue facility reports and/or certificates Mr R Josias Chief Executive Officer Effective Date: 01 November 2014 Certificate Expires: 31 October 2019

2 SCHEDULE OF ACCREDITATION Facility Number: T0269 Permanent Address of Laboratory: Technical Signatories: Ms A Oosthuizen (SANS 636; 1196; 643; 1674; 5261) SABS Commercial SOC Ltd Ms R Modise (SANS ; 6461; ; 7251; Food Microbiology 6196; 5221; FM 5.4 W-A & B, FM5.4 F-E, FM5.4 F-M, No. 1 Dr Lategan Drive FM5.4 F-F, FM5.4 F-G, FM 5.4 F-H, FM5.4 F-N, Groenkloof FM5.4 F-D, FM5.4 F-I, FM5.4 F-K, FM5.4 F-L Pretoria SANS 6579, SANAS part 1) Ms TP Phasha (SANAS 6461, SANAS , SANAS 5221, FM5.4 C-A, FM 5.4 W-A, FM 5.4W-B) Ms U Mapundu (SANS ; 4833; 4832; 6579; ; 7937; 7932; 7954; ; FM5.4 F-E, FM 5.4F-M, FM5.4 F-F, FM5.4 F-G, FM5.4 FH, FM5.4 F-N FM5.4 F-D, FM 5.4 F-I, FM5.4 F-K, FM5.4 F-L) Ms K Ngele (FM5.4 F-E, FM5.4 F-M, FM 5.4 F-F, FM5.4 F-G, FM 5.4 F-H, FM5.4 F-N, FM5.4 F-D, FM5.4 F-I, FM5.4 F-K, FM 5.4 F-L) Postal Address: Nominated Representative: Ms GM Mare Private Bag X191 Pretoria 0001 Tel: (012) (Ms GM Mare) Issue No.: 22 (012) (Lab) Fax: (012) germs.mare@sabs.co.za Type of Tests / Properties Measured, Range of Food products & feedstuff Horizontal method for detection and SANS enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae Horizontal method for detection and SANS 7251 enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli (MPN) Horizontal method for enumeration of micro- SANS 4833 organisms colony count technique at 30 C Horizontal method for enumeration of coliform SANS 4832 colony count technique Horizontal method for the detection of Salmonella SANS 6579 spp. Original Date of Accreditation: 01 November 1999 Page 1 of 4

3 Horizontal method for enumeration of SANS Staphylococcus aureus - baird Parker medium Horizontal method for enumeration of Clostridium SANS 7937 perfringens colony count technique Food products & feedstuff Horizontal method for enumeration of presumptive SANS 7932 Bacillus cereus colony count technique at 30 C Enumeration of yeasts and moulds colony count SANS 7954 technique at 25 C Examination for the presence of viable pathogenic SANS 6196 Vibrio organisms in foods Rapid enumeration of Escherichia coli TBX FM 5.4 F-A Microbiology-Horizontal method for Detection of SANS Listeria monocytogenes Food Products Enumeration of Escherichia coli using TEMPO EC in FM 5.4 F-E Enumeration of aerobic count using TEMPO AC in Enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae using TEMPO EB in Enumeration of Lactobacillus using TEMPO LAB in Enumeration of Staphylococcus aureus using TEMPO STA in Enumeration of coliform using TEMPO TC in food Products Detection of Escherichia coli 0157 including H7 using VIDAS UP (ECPT) in FM 5.4 F-M FM 5.4 F-F FM 5.4 F-G FM 5.4 F-H FM 5.4 F-N FM 5.4 F-D Original Date of Accreditation: 01 November 1999 Page 2 of 4

4 Standard Specifications, Detection of Campylobacter using VIDAS CAMPYLOBACTER (CAM) in FM 5.4 F-I Food products & Environmental Swabs Detection of Listeria using VIDAS Listeria (LDUO) in FM 5.4 F-K food and environmental swabs Detection of Salmonella using VIDAS Salmonella (SPT) In food and environmental swabs FM 5.4 F-L Water Microbiological examination of canned meat & fish FM 5.4 C-A Enumeration of coliform and Escherichia coli (Colilert) method FM 5.4 W-B Detection & enumeration of spores of sulphite SANS 6461 reducing anaerobes (Clostridia) Water quality- detection and enumeration of intestinal SANS Enterococci Microbiological quality of water: general test methods SANS 5221-TPC, FC Surface swabs Testing swab samples (Total plate count, Escherichia FM 5.4 W-A coli & Staphylococcus aureus) Disinfectants Disinfectants based on Quaternary Ammonium SANS 636:2009 Compounds Detergent-disinfectants based on quaternary SANS 639 Ammonium compounds Disinfectants based on glutaraldehyde for use on SANS 1593 medical instruments Disinfectants based on glutaraldehyde for general use SANAS 1615 Disinfectants Detergent-disinfectants based on glutaraldehyde SANS 1616 for general use Detergent-disinfectants based on organic halogen SANS 1196 Compounds (other than Iodine compounds) Original Date of Accreditation: 01 November 1999 Page 3 of 4

5 Detergent-disinfectants based on Inorganic chlorine FM 5.4 D-E (1) - Based on compounds SANS 643 Disinfectants based on Iodophors FM 5.4 D-E (3) - Based on SANS1674 Antiseptics Antiseptics based on chlorhexidine gluconate SANS 1597 Coal tar type disinfectant liquids (black and white) SANS 47 Liquid soap Bactericidal efficacy of anti-bacterial liquid toilet soap SANS 5261 Original Date of Accreditation: 01 November 1999 Page 4 of 4 ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ACCREDITATION SYSTEM

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