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Projects and events focus on food safety in Africa

By News Desk on December 31, 2022

A range of projects have been started recently to improve food safety in Africa.

Involved groups are the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…

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African food safety event hailed as ‘just the beginning’

By Joe Whitworth on November 26, 2021

Experts have called for debates at a conference on food safety in Africa to be the “beginning of a journey” during their concluding remarks.

Blaise Ouattara, food safety and quality officer at the FAO regional…
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African experts discuss food safety on the continent

By Joe Whitworth on November 17, 2021

Speakers at a roundtable discussion stressed the need to build capacity, engage policymakers, and use technology to improve food safety in Africa.

The session, organized by the Africa Union Commission (AUC), featured Simplice Nouala head…
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Experts discuss food safety in Africa, Asia, and Latin America

By Joe Whitworth on October 12, 2021

Experts revealed how they see the food safety situation in Africa, Asia, and Latin America at a recent online event.

Regional specialists shared their insights on safe food and realities on the ground considering politics,…
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Cholera outbreak kills 800 in Nigeria

By News Desk on August 15, 2021

More than 30,000 cases of cholera and 800 deaths have been reported so far this year, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

NCDC said the outbreak has been exacerbated by poor access…
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IFC highlights challenges for domestic food safety in Africa

By Joe Whitworth on May 26, 2021

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,…
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Researchers push for more country-level foodborne disease studies

By News Desk on February 18, 2021

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…
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Researchers find way to make camel milk safer

By Jonan Pilet on October 2, 2020

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 …
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WHO regional director urges supply chain focus to ensure food safety

By Joe Whitworth on June 12, 2020

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…
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Experts meet in Kenya to discuss seafood safety

By Joe Whitworth on December 5, 2019

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…
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