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UNIDO equips trainers with Good Hygiene Practices skills to improve food standards

Jun 20, 2022Jun 20, 2022

PAKISTAN – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have trained trainers from three public partners in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Province on Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) and Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAHP), for improved food standards. The 7-day training was conducted under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) funded Project for Agri-food and Agro-industry Development (PAFAID) in Islamabad. The objective of…

Pakistan’s food safety regulator kicks off campaign on food hygiene

Nov 1, 2021Nov 1, 2021

PAKISTAN – Pakistan’s food safety regulator, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority (KP FS&HFA), has decided to install Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material in schools, various hotels, restaurants, dairy shops and other food related businesses including public places in order to create awareness among people regarding hygiene and quality food. The KP FS&HFA Director General, Shahrukh Ali…

Kenya, Pakistan scrap trade barriers, set to sign MoU on products standards

Sep 10, 2021Sep 10, 2021

KENYA/PAKISTAN – The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and Pakistan Standard Quality and Control Authority (PSQCA) are set to soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on matters of standards for products. This comes after the two countries, Kenya and Pakistan, announced the removal of the ‘Attestation Fee’ that was previously being charged by the Pakistan High Commission in Nairobi,…