FAI promotes fair trade, protects national and international markets and assists industry to become globally competitive by ensuring that all regulated products comply with regulations (compulsory specifications) that are aligned with international guidelines and harmonized with the Standards and Codes of Practice of the Codex Alimentarius Commission. They apply to all products sold in South Africa (whether locally produced or imported) and exported to other countries.
The inspection system is based on monitoring and surveillance of factories, processes and products. Inspectors are highly trained and technically competent and FAI is accredited to ISO 17020 General Criteria for the Operation of Various Types of Bodies