Attendees of IFC’s first virtual food safety event have heard how Africa is tackling the issue of safe food domestically.
The 9th International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Food Safety Forum covered domestic and trade issues,
Continue Reading IFC highlights challenges for domestic food safety in Africa
National studies on foodborne diseases are needed to help a country set its food safety priorities, according to researchers.
An international team said precise national estimates are essential to rank diseases and hazards in a
Continue Reading Researchers push for more country-level foodborne disease studies
The Technical University of Denmark, DTU, has released the results of a research project involving a formula for a freeze-dried starter culture that camel milk farmers can use to make safe, fermented milk products.
Researchers
Continue Reading Researchers find way to make camel milk safer
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Africa has called for smarter investment and design of supply chains with a focus on food safety.
Matshidiso Moeti said all parts of the supply chain, from
Continue Reading WHO regional director urges supply chain focus to ensure food safety
Food safety professionals from 12 African countries met in Kenya for a workshop on seafood safety.
The African regional workshop on bivalve mollusk sanitation was held in Nairobi this past month and included visiting experts
Continue Reading Experts meet in Kenya to discuss seafood safety
A Kenyan-based technology food distribution platform is to receive help to boost food safety practices and ensure traceability of produce from the farm to consumers.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World
Continue Reading World Bank Group supports projects to improve African food safety
A report from the Global Food Safety Partnership (GFSP) highlighted the need for increased targeted funding to promote domestic food safety across Africa.
GFSP called for more investment into programs focusing on public health after
Continue Reading GFSP calls for more domestic food safety investments in African countries
Urban farmers growing vegetables in Africa could accidentally be helping to spread disease by irrigating crops with wastewater, according to researchers.
In a report published in the Environmental Research journal, the scientists found evidence
Continue Reading Study documents that irrigating crops with wastewater can spread disease
The head of the African Union Commission (AUC) has urged countries in the region to tackle the impact of aflatoxins.
Moussa Faki Mahamat made the comments at the opening of the third Partnership for Aflatoxin
Continue Reading AUC chief urges focus to mitigate aflatoxin impact in Africa
Consumer expectations and demands have a role to play in improving food safety in Africa, according to speakers at an event in Brussels this week.
The briefing in the Belgian city was organized by the
Continue Reading Experts say consumers must demand improved food safety in Africa
A three-year project to tackle mycotoxin-related food safety issues in Africa is scheduled to start next month. MycoSafe-South is a European-African partnership for use of mycotoxin-mitigation strategies in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on children
Continue Reading Project to combat mycotoxins in Africa set to start next month
