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GLOBAL – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is creating a platform dubbed the “International Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring (InFARM) platform” to gather data on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in food and agriculture that may help to manage the risks. Food is a significant factor in the spread of AMR. The presence of AMR microorganisms in the agrifood…
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COMOROS – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has started national-level initiatives targeted at key participants in the island nation of Comoros as part of an international project worth 5 million euros to enhance food safety and phytosanitary oversight in 12 African nations in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region. The two-year project titled “Strengthening of…
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ANGOLA – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has established a partnership with the Angola Agriculture Association (AAPA) to broaden food safety, certification, and productivity training in the nation, in order to assist the growth and sustainability of the agribusiness sector in Angola and aid it in accessing new markets. The cooperation is a component…
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ZAMBIA – Two Six Zero Brands Africa, a consumer goods manufacturer based in Zambia, has recently been certified against ISO 22000, demonstrating that they have complied with all relevant international food safety requirements. “We are committed to providing our customers with the highest quality products possible, and this certification is a testament to that commitment. We will continue to strive…
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UGANDA – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA) has reappointed Uganda, through the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), as its Coordinator for the year 2022 to 2024. This comes after the (2020–2022) term, which was successfully completed and included hosting the 24th CCAFRICA meeting in Kampala in September…
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EAST AFRICA – The implementation of the harmonized East African Community (EAC) framework has begun, intending to simplify cross-border trade in pre-packaged foods. To encourage intra-EAC trade among the partner states, the framework encourages the adoption of a single standard, certification quality mark, and conformity assessment procedure in the registration, approval, certification, and clearance of pre-packaged food goods. South Sudan,…
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TANZANIA – The Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has announced that it is finalizing regulations that will assist food product importers in understanding what is necessary before introducing goods into the local market. “Sometimes you find that products contain a label that specifies that they are not for Tanzania’s market. You are therefore compelled to ask the importer to communicate…
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U.S. – Sandra Craig, an employee of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), has received the Rudy Award, which is given to someone whose work has a beneficial effect on the restaurant sector in and around Columbia. Craig is the Director of DHEC’s Bureau of Environmental Health Services’ Division of Food and Lead Risk Assessment. DHEC…
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ITALY –Consumers could soon tell whether a frozen foodstuff has been thawed and then refrozen thanks to a technology created by scientists at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy. Ivan Ilic, Mario Caironi, and their colleagues published the discovery in ACS Sensors under the title “Self-Powered Edible Defrosting Sensor”. Food, especially meat, can be frozen to extend its shelf…
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AUSTRALIA – Coles, the leading supermarket chain in Australia, has used Internet of Things (IoT) technology to digitize its supply chain, leveraging a Loscam and Thinxtra solution to track and quantify shock for 4,500 smart food bins that transport poultry between farms and its distribution center. “Coles, as an iconic Australian brand, has been able to deploy Internet of Things…
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