Sep 5, 2023 | Food Safety Africa Magazine

FAO launches U.S$500,000 program to enhance livestock health, food security in Southern Africa

Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023

MOZAMBIQUE/ZIMBABWE – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Governments of Mozambique and Zimbabwe, has unveiled a U.S$500,000 Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP). This initiative aims to bolster food and nutrition security and enhance access to markets for livestock and livestock products by improving control over two significant diseases: theileriosis and Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)…

UNBS conducts batch sampling, laboratory analysis to strengthen Uganda’s export trade

Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023

UGANDA – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has initiated a batch sampling and laboratory analysis process for maize flour exports to South Sudan. This effort aims to support trade between the two countries and aligns with UNBS’s mandate to ensure the quality of locally manufactured products, enhancing Uganda’s competitiveness in regional and international markets. This activity comes in…

Uganda National Bureau of Standards recognized for advancing nutrition through food fortification

Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023

UGANDA – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has received recognition and an award from the USAID-Advancing Nutrition program Uganda for its exceptional efforts in advancing nutrition and promoting large-scale food fortification in the country. The award was presented during an event organized by USAID in Kampala under the theme, “Dissemination of Learning in the Reduction of Micronutrient Deficiencies…

Standards Organisation of Nigeria enhances staff capacity with Codex standards training

Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023

NIGERIA – The Food Group Division of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has conducted a training program aimed at enhancing the understanding of Codex’s structure and functioning among its staff. The training was designed to build the capacity of SON’s Food Group Division in Codex standards-setting processes and procedures, ensuring they can effectively carry out their responsibilities related to…

Standards Organisation of Nigeria emphasizes need for conforming to required standards for market competitiveness

Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023

NIGERIA – In a recent ceremony held in Abakaliki, Ebonyi, the Director-General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Farouk Salim, urged producers and manufacturers to ensure that their brands align with the prescribed standards. During the event, Mr. Salim presented Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme certificates (MANCAP) to five companies recognized for the consistent quality of their products. Representing the…