Kenya Bureau of Standards stipulates 24 new guidelines to enhance quality and safety of animal feeds
KENYA – The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has released a set of 24 new…
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India’s food regulatory body extends timeline for compliance with commercial feed manufacturing standards
INDIA – The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has extended the compliance…
US FDA unveils the blueprint for A New Era of Food Safety
USA – The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has unveiled the blueprint for the New…
Food industry focused webinars launched to define future after Covid-19 in Africa
KENYA – A new series of virtual seminars have been launched to help define the future…
Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority partners NBSSI to support growth of MSMEs
GHANA – The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the National Board for Small Scale Industries…
Kenyan standard regulatory body extends validity of product standardization mark to 2 years
KENYA – The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has announced that manufacturers applying for the…
Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana launches a five-year strategic sectoral plan
GHANA – The Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana (OPDAG) has launched a five-year strategic…
South Africa’s court favours Tiger Brands on provision of information over listeriosis battle
SOUTH AFRICA – Tiger Brands, a South African packaged food company has announced that the…
Coalition launches BoycottMeat campaign to protect US meat workers
USA – A coalition of Latino civil rights leaders, activists and physician has launched a…
Norwegian seafood producers turn to blockchain for sustainable seafood
NORWAY – Sjømatbedriftene, the Norwegian Seafood Association has partnered with technology companies, Atea and IBM…
Nigeria’s standards body approves 168 new standards, national standardisation strategy
NIGERIA – The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Governing Council has approved 168 new Standards…
FDA adds verification feature to certain export certificates for food products
USA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced improvements to the functionality…
Produce Marketing Association launches online produce safety training program
USA – Global fresh produce trade association, the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has launched its…
Zambian social enterprise gets international organic certification for groundnuts
ZAMBIA – The Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO), a social enterprise that supports small-scale farmers…
Zambia National Biosafety Authority seizes products alleged to contain GMO
ZAMBIA – The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) of Zambia has seized products that are alleged to contain genetically…
DSM to acquire animal nutrition company Erber Group for US$1.1bn
NETHERLANDS – Royal DSM, a global science-based company in nutrition and health, has reached an…
Aussie web-based food ordering platform Mr Yum launches in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – Mr Yum, an Australian start-up running a web-based food-ordering platform has launched…
Nestlé extends Nutri-Score implementation to Spain and Portugal
EUROPE – Nestlé has announced that it is extending the use of the Nutri-Score nutrition…
Collaboration explores solutions to advance food traceability across the supply chain
USA – With the increasing requirement for suppliers to be more transparent about product information,…
World Food Safety Day: Food safety is a shared responsibility and everyone has a role to play
WORLD – Providing enough and safe food has always been central in championing global efforts…
Fortify unveils partnership to promote consumption of iron fortified foods in West Africa
NIGERIA – US based social impact venture, Fortify has formed a strategic partnership with Nigerian Wellbeing…
FAO, teams up with GAIN to launch new online dashboard to inform better food polices
SWITZERLAND – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, The Global Alliance…
Kenya unveils final draft of tea industry regulations to streamline the value chain
KENYA – In efforts to cultivate robust and progressive tea regulations that will steer the…
Pioneer Food Cannery resumes operations after shutdown over COVID-19 infections
GHANA – Pioneer Food Cannery, a fish processing company owned by Thai Union, has partially…