Free, SA-specific food safety checklist for restaurants, delis, butcheries, bakeries, and caterers. Built by operators who run an active FSMS every single day — not by consultants who just write about them.
Instant PDF • No credit card • Takes 30 secondsMost free checklists online are American HACCP templates. The Certificate of Acceptability inspector at your front door cares about Regulation R638 of 2018 — specific sections, specific definitions, specific wording. This checklist is built around that, by an FSMS that's survived multiple inspections.
Go Lucky runs its own Food Safety Management System in production — Certificate of Acceptability held, inspectors visited, complaints logged and resolved. This checklist is our working document, simplified for you.
Written around R638 Sections 3 through 13. References SANS 10049 where applicable. Uses Certificate of Acceptability language that inspectors actually use.
We're not a consultancy selling retainers. We're a Cape Town food business that built this for ourselves and now licenses our system to peers. Different incentive structure.
Download it, tick what you already do, flag what you don't. Use it as your working gap analysis before your next CoA renewal.
Go Lucky offers FSMS consulting — we'll implement the system we already run, for your business. Walk through your premises, document processes, train staff, set up digital logs. Our app handles the day-to-day.
The PPE, food-safe chemicals, pest control contracts, testing labs and insurance cover that keep our FSMS operational. Shared in case they're useful for your operation too.
SABS-compliant PPE for packing and processing. Bulk pricing for teams.
View supplier →Food-area approved cleaning chemicals with dilution guides and SDS sheets.
View supplier →Monthly pest control service with reports that satisfy R638 §11 inspections.
View supplier →SANAS-accredited labs for product testing, water potability, swab testing.
View supplier →Food business insurance including public liability, product recall, and BI cover.
View supplier →SAQA-accredited food safety training for staff — in-person and online.
View supplier →If we're fully booked or your premises is outside our operating region, we partner with a small network of vetted SA food safety consultants (REHPs and food technologists) who handle overflow. Same standards, same R638 framework.
Request a referral →A self-paced online course covering the 11 checklist sections with video walkthroughs, templates, and a practice inspection. Join the waitlist for early-bird pricing when it launches.
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