Food licence lookup / Tshwane
Certificate of Acceptability in Tshwane
Food businesses anywhere in Tshwane (including Pretoria, Centurion, Soshanguve, Mamelodi, Hammanskraal) apply for their Certificate of Acceptability at the metro’s environmental health office.
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Apply to this metro’s environmental health office for your Certificate of Acceptability.
012 358 9999 is customer care; 012 358 4656 is the MHS One Stop info desk in the Pretoria CBD. Each of the city's 7 regions has its own MHS office.
MHS One Stop, 1st Floor, FF Ribeiro Clinic, Sammy Marks Complex, Cnr Madiba and Sisulu Streets, Pretoria CBD (civic head office: Tshwane House, 320 Madiba Street, Pretoria)
Cost: Per the city's 20 November 2024 media statement on registration and certification of food premises: "Upon recommendation by the area environmental health practitioner, applicants are required to pay a one-time inspection fee of R2 152,00."
Last verified July 2026. Details changed? Let us know.
How to apply in Tshwane
- Download the application form above, or contact the office to confirm you have the current version.
- Submit it with a certified copy of the ID of the person in charge and a simple layout plan of the premises. Confirm the exact document list when you get the form.
- An Environmental Health Practitioner inspects the premises. If something falls short, you get a list to fix and a re-visit.
- Display the certificate on the premises once it is issued.
The certificate is not a licence to trade: if you prepare meals or sell perishable food you usually also need a business licence and zoning approval from your local municipality. The food licence lookup explains all three.
Selling food without a registered company?
Most municipalities ask for your business details on the application, and suppliers and landlords will too. Govchain registers your company online for R950, usually within a few days.