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Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa, Botswana over cross-contamination

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

SOUTH AFRICA/BOTSWANA – Online retailer Woolworths has announced a recall of its Smoked Chicken Viennas, Cocktail Chicken Viennas, and Halaal Smoked Chicken Viennas with the sell-by date of 27 May 2023 due to cross-contamination with an allergen. A defect in the production line resulted in cross-contamination of milk protein between Chicken Viennas and Chicken and Cheese Viennas. “We, along with…

Botswana to cull 10,000 cattle to contain Foot-and-Mouth Disease

Sep 20, 2022Sep 20, 2022

BOTSWANA – Following consultations with disease control experts, the government of Botswana is mulling on culling 10,000 cattle to curb an outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD). Botswana, which is Africa’s largest beef producer was forced to halt its beef exports in August including to the lucrative European Union over the disease. The first major outbreak in two years forced the…

SADCAS publishes 4th strategic plan reflecting on body’s milestones

Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022

BOTSWANA – The Southern African Development Community Accreditation Service (SADCAS) has published its 4th strategic plan covering the period beginning 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2027. SADCAS is a multi-economy accreditation body established in terms of Article 15 B of the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Annex to the SADC Protocol on Trade, with the primary purpose of ensuring…

Botswana Bureau of Standards drafts National Quality Policy to boost quality assurance efforts

Nov 2, 2021Nov 2, 2021

BOTSWANA – The government, through the Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS), has developed a National Quality Policy (NQP) whose draft is to be tabled for debate and approval at the November sitting of Parliament. The main aim of the policy is to ensure that Botswana has adequate and effective quality infrastructure, relevant legislation, and well-streamlined quality assurance efforts. This will…

Namibia recalls Tiger Brands products as other affected countries follow suite

Aug 10, 2021Aug 22, 2021

SOUTH AFRICA – Namibia’s health ministry has instructed local environmental health practitioners to withdraw various KOO canned products, Hugo’s Baked Beans and Helderberg Peas, produced between 1 May 2019 and 5 May 2021, from Namibian shelves. Canned products forming part of this recall cover various KOO canned vegetable products, excluding all KOO canned fruit products, KOO pilchards and KOO products…