Food Safety Africa News Week 33

AFRICAN NEWS HEADLINES

PCPB orders ban on toxic pesticides

KENYA – Kenya’s Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) has placed a ban on several pesticides amidst mounting concerns about their detrimental impact on crops, livestock, and human well-being. .?. .?Read More

KEBS clarifies quality assurance procedures amid controversy

KENYA – The Kenya Bureau of Standards has set the record straight on its quality assurance and consumer protection role in response to misconceptions surrounding the "Diamond Mark of Quality," a mark awarded to manufacturers who meet stringent criteria outlined in the Standards Act and the International Standard ISO/IEC 17065:2012. . .?Read More

Wine slated for destruction disappears in Mombasa

KENYA - Just a few months after 20,000 bags of contaminated sugar slated for destruction allegedly found their way into the market, 1,984 cartons of assorted wines lined up for destruction in Mombasa have also vamoosed into thin air. . . .Read More

New sweet potato variety to boost nutrition

KENYA - Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the International Potato Center (CIP) have launched a new purple-fleshed sweet potato variety that is highly nutritious and climate-resilient to boost food and nutrition security efforts. . . . Read More

GLOBAL?NEWS HEADLINES

U.S to eliminate use of partially hydrogenated oils in food

U.S - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now completed a comprehensive set of administrative actions, formalizing the conclusion that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) are unfit for human consumption. . . . Read More

FDA’s draft proposal on plant-based milk labeling receives industry backlash

U.S - The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has called out the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) draft proposal on plant-based milk labeling, stating that it falls short of ending the problem of misleading plant-based labelling using dairy terminology. .?. . Read More

Arla Foods’ native milk protein awarded most trusted certification for GMO-free products

DENMARK – Dairy giant Arla has received the Non-GMO Project Verified seal and Butterfly logo for its Native milk protein MicelPure.?. . . Read More

University of Alberta Scientists develop plant-based gelatin

CANADA - University of Alberta Scientists have come up with an innovation poised to transform the food industry by offering a sustainable and cruelty-free substitute for gelatin, which is commonly derived from animal collagen.?. . . Read More

Defra clears Brazil’s meat, poultry

UK – The UK?government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed the adequacy of the official sanitary and Phytosanitary controls in Brazil’s meat sector thus revoking sanitary controls on imports.?. . . Read More