3rd South African Conference on Essential and Vegetable Oils: “Local to Global; East or West, Home is Best”
Under the SECO-funded GQSP Phase II project, UNIDO in partnership with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) and the Southern African Essential Oils Producers Association (SAEOPA) successfully hosted the 3rd South African Conference on Essential and Vegetable Oils conference, at the South African National Botanical Gardens in
South Africa Celebrates World Standards Day 2025
Pretoria, October 14, 2025 — The South African Bureau of Standards hosted the 2025 World Standards Day Celebration under the theme “Standards Empowering Growth: From Committees to Communities“, aligned with the 2025 global theme Partnerships for the Goals (SDG 17). On this special occasion, Dr. Elsie Meintjies, Chairperson of SABS
Key take-away Quality Culture Introduction
INTRODUCTORY SESSION QUALITY CULTURE An organizational knowing NLA-SA training room C, Persequor Park, Pretoria, 10 September 2025, 9:00 – 15:30 Participants were invited to contribute one key take-away from the introduction session on Quality Culture, an organizational knowing. The contributions are captured below: KEY TAKE-AWAYS Quality culture = permanent confidence
Good Bottling Guideline for Essential and Vegetable Oils – Webinar
In collaboration with the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications’ (NRCS) Legal Metrology Unit and the Southern African Essential Oil Producers Association (SAEOPA), we are pleased to invite you to participate in an upcoming webinar focused on the Good Bottling Guideline for Essential and Vegetable Oils As part of our preparations for the upcoming
Agenda and invitation for the 25th Biotrade Stakeholder’s Forum meeting
Dear Biotrade Stakeholders, Please find the agenda and invitation for the 25th Biotrade Stakeholder’s Forum meeting (online) on Tuesday, 24th June, 2025, from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Please be so kind as to confirm participation by completing the 2-minute registration survey: Complete the Registration Survey https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx… Panellists Prof David


