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UNBS’ Microbiology Laboratory recognized for “Excellence in its Testing Services”

Dec 7, 2022Jan 10, 2023

UGANDA – The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives has recognized the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Microbiology Laboratory for Excellence in its Testing Services in Uganda. The Certificate of Award was presented to UNBS at the Africa Industrialization Day Celebrations recently held at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The UNBS Microbiology Laboratory is accredited to international standards ISO 17025…

CCAFRICA reappoints Uganda as coordinator for Codex activities in Africa for 2022-2024

Nov 29, 2022Jan 16, 2023

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…

Uganda’s animal feeds industry watchdog seeks to regulate sector to up quality

Nov 25, 2022Jan 16, 2023

UGANDA – Uganda Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (UGAFMA), the umbrella organization for animal feed producers, has begun a campaign to rid the industry of quacks by requiring all dealers to adhere to certain standards. Members of UGAFMA met with representatives from the Ministries of Agriculture and Trade to discuss enforcing standards in their industry earlier in the week. “As players…

UNBS issues free certification to over 500 MSMEs

Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022

UGANDA – Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has granted free product certification (Q-Mark) to over 500 Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) that are producing over 700 Products across various sectors. The Executive Director of UNBS, Mr. David Livingstone Ebiru, claims that this is a component of the Bureau’s interventions to reduce the cost of product certification as one of…

UNBS translates standards into local languages to simplify use

Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022

UGANDA – In order to make food standards easier for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) to adopt and implement, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), with assistance from Advance Afrika under the Action for Livelihood Enhancement in Northern Uganda (ALENU) Project, has simplified food standards into user-friendly guidelines (MSMEs). The easy-to-use awareness materials, which have been translated into…

Banana Bunchy Top Virus strikes Ugandan plantations

Oct 19, 2022Oct 19, 2022

UGANDA – The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) of Uganda has discovered a new disease that attacks banana plants, stunting their growth and thus reducing production capacity. According to Ugandan Department of Crop inspection and certification (MAAIF), the Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) disease was confirmed in 2020 in districts of Arua, Kasese, Zombo. They are now…

Eastern Africa Grain Council trains millers on basic grain handling practices

Oct 4, 2022Oct 4, 2022

UGANDA – Grain millers have received training from the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC), Makerere University, and the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) on basic grain handling practices that include avoiding aflatoxins. Eighty-five members of the Kisenyi Millers Association (KMA), one of the main millers who handle about 70% of the grain consumed by Kampala inhabitants, were the focus…

UNBS commissions second food safety laboratory in Mbale City

Oct 3, 2022Oct 4, 2022

UGANDA – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has opened its second food safety laboratory in Mbale City to provide Conformity Assessment and Quality Assurance of products manufactured in Eastern Uganda. This comes following the commissioning of the first laboratory in Gulu City in July 2022, to serve Northern Uganda, as part of the Bureau’s Strategic Plan to decentralize…

PELA Commodities finalizes installation of Uganda’s first Aflatoxin removal machine

Sep 28, 2022Sep 28, 2022

UGANDA – PELA Commodities, a Ugandan company that buys, processes, packages and markets agricultural grain products, is set to commence operations after finalizing the installation of Uganda’s first Aflatoxin removal machine, TOXI-SCRUB. The machine was created by Eye-Grain, and Perry Engineering Ltd, a certified TOXI-SCRUB system reseller, delivered it together with the grain handling equipment. It was set up by…

Tanzania picks up tips on Codex work, food safety standards from Uganda

Sep 27, 2022Sep 27, 2022

UGANDA/TANZANIA – Uganda’s National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), which also serves as the CCAFRICA Coordinator, has completed a four-day session of twinning and mentoring on Codex Activities between Tanzania and Uganda. The twinning agreement’s goal is to reinforce member nations’ capacity and effectiveness in managing Codex activities, particularly with regard to chairing electronic working groups and hosting and co-hosting Codex…

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