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
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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
Like extension offices at land grant universities across the country, Penn State Extension offers classes on topics that include food safety. But the public research university is taking it a big step further.
With a
Continue Reading Penn State aims to improve global health with food safety training
Raw foods that legally reach Europe, including plants, fruits, and vegetables, pose no risk of Ebola virus transmission, according to a new report by scientists with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). And no human
Continue Reading EFSA: No Ebola Virus Threat From Legally Imported African Foods
Antibiotic resistance among species of Salmonella remains an extremely rare phenomenon in Canadian health, but it’s a “growing concern” worth monitoring, according to a new study led by researchers at the Public Health Agency of
Continue Reading Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella a Rare but 'Growing Concern' in Canada
