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Kenya set to launch food safety authority

Kenya is set to launch the Kenya Food and Drug Authority (KFDA) to help promote food safety, a government official said on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. Harry...

admin - January 29, 2019

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Scientists call for coordinated action on obesity, under-nutrition, climate change

A new international report linking obesity, under-nutrition and climate change is calling for strong global actions to address all three issues at once. The Lancet Obesity Commission...

admin - January 28, 2019

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Forestry institute crucial to Ogoniland cleanup – Zarma

Minister of Environment, Hassan Suleiman Zarma, has said that the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria Ibadan (FRIN) has a very crucial role to play in the...

Michael Simire - January 27, 2019

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Lassa fever: Centre advocates personal, environmental hygiene

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is creating more awareness to educate Nigerians on the prevention of Lassa fever. Ms Elsie Ilori, Head,...

admin - January 27, 2019

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CPC begins clamp-down on violators of Tobacco Act

In line with a recent submission by its Director-General, Babatunde Irukera, the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has began enforcing the National Tobacco Control (NTC) Act provision...

admin - January 26, 2019

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Food packaging said to be safer in glassware than plastics

An ecologist, Mr Richard Inyamkume, says that it is safer to use glassware in packaging or storing food instead of plastic materials. Inyamkume, the Executive Director,...

admin - January 24, 2019

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Government, Global Fund sign $71.2m agreement to fight TB, others

The Federal Government and Global Fund has signed a funding support agreement worth $71,216,215 for the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria. A statement signed by...

admin - January 23, 2019

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Hot foods in polythene bags are contaminated by chemicals, says ecologist

An ecologist, Mrs Nnenna Didigu, says hot foods packaged in polythene bags are harmful to human health because they are usually contaminated with the chemicals used...

admin - January 21, 2019

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