Mar 6, 2023 | Food Safety Africa Magazine

Canada issues Pathogen Reduction Monitoring Program guidance for verifying contamination in poultry

Mar 6, 2023Mar 6, 2023

CANADA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a guidance document for the Pathogen Reduction Monitoring Program (PRMP) for Salmonella and Campylobacter in Raw Poultry. The guidance is expected to be implemented by Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) license holders who are both slaughtering poultry and producing chicken parts by April 1, 2023. The results of the PRMP will help CIFA create…

EFSA assesses effects of grayanotoxins consumption in honey

Mar 6, 2023Mar 6, 2023

EUROPE – The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has estimated that 0.05 mg/kg is the highest concentration for grayanotoxins, a natural compound found in honey, that would not negatively affect honey consumers. EFSA conducted a risk assessment on the risks to human health posed by the presence of grayanotoxins in honey following a request from the European Commission. The study…

Penn State partners with Meru University to tackle food safety issues

Mar 6, 2023Mar 6, 2023

KENYA – Meru University of Science and Technology and Meru County have signed a memorandum of understanding with representatives from Penn State to tackle food safety and public health issues with a focus on meat and milk products. The partnership will also include the Technical University of Denmark. According to Erika Ganda, Assistant Professor of Food Animal Microbiomes, foodborne diseases…