On 29 August 2025, MPI updated the Simply Safe and Suitable Template Food Control Plan (FCP). If your business is registered using a template FCP, you need to update your plan with some specific cards by 30 April 2026.
The updated plan is numbered "v39-00005". Version numbers are printed on the front page of the plan.
What’s New?
New “Making Biltong” Cards have been created, giving their own specialist section
Updates to the following cards:
Checking the plan is working well
Managing self-supplied water
Sourcing, receiving and storing food
Using water to control bugs
Using acid to control bugs
Hot smoking to control bugs
Making Chinese-style roast duck
What do you need to do?
Understand the changes and update your plan accordingly, either by:
Swapping out the old individual cards relevant to your business with the new ones (links to the new cards are listed further down this page).
Replacing your entire existing plan with the new plan (v39-00005).
If you are part of our S3 Group, you can find the new August 2025 template in your Resources folder under ‘MPI’. If you are part of another Group, you may need to update some of your documents.
Please note: Relevant changes to the new FCP plan are due 30 April 2026
To enable our new Biltong forms:
You will need to re-run our Food Business wizard.
Find this under My Business >> Food Plan Details >> Edit Food Rules
Go through the questionnaire and say yes to Making Biltong
Once this is complete, find our Biltong templates in your form library
Please Note: If you do not wish to follow the Making Biltong cards, you will need to register a Custom Food Control Plan.
Please note: You will need to show evidence of training for any new cards that are relevant to your business.
Helpful links:
Name | Link to document or web |
Simply Safe and Suitable Aug 2025 - Must be updated | SSS-web-version_Aug-2025 |
MPI Steps to a Simply Safe and Suitable template FCP Aug 25 | |
Making Biltong Cards | |
Making Biltong Templates |