Food licence lookup / West Coast
Certificate of Acceptability in the West Coast District
Food businesses in the 5 local municipalities of the West Coast District apply for their Certificate of Acceptability at the district’s environmental health office, not at their local municipality.
West Coast District Municipality
Apply to this district’s environmental health office for your Certificate of Acceptability.
022 433 8400 is the Moorreesburg head office; 022 495 0768 the Municipal Health Services senior manager. Regional contacts: Swartland 022 495 0711, Saldanha Bay 022 495 0743, Bergrivier 022 783 1893, Matzikama 027 495 0238, Cederberg 027 495 0334.
58 Long Street, Moorreesburg, 7310 (PO Box 242, Moorreesburg, 7310)
Cost: Not published. Ask the office when you call.
Covers: Matzikama Local Municipality, Cederberg Local Municipality, Bergrivier Local Municipality, Saldanha Bay Local Municipality, Swartland Local Municipality
Last verified July 2026. Details changed? Let us know.
Towns this office serves
Wherever you are in these municipalities, West Coast is your Certificate of Acceptability office:
- Bergrivier: Piketberg, Velddrif, Porterville
- Cederberg: Clanwilliam, Citrusdal, Lambert's Bay, Graafwater
- Matzikama: Vredendal, Klawer, Vanrhynsdorp, Lutzville, Doringbaai
- Saldanha Bay: Vredenburg, Saldanha, Langebaan, St Helena Bay, Hopefield, Paternoster
- Swartland: Malmesbury, Moorreesburg, Darling, Riebeek-Kasteel, Yzerfontein
How to apply in the West Coast District
- Contact the office using the details above and ask for the Certificate of Acceptability application form.
- 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.