Tag:Food safety

Agric & Biotech

Guidelines to help African govts improve food safety in informal food markets to be developed

New guidelines to support African governments to improve food safety across the continent’s vast informal food sector are set to be developed for the...

Michael Simire - June 7, 2024

Agric & Biotech

Food systems and options for safety, sustainability

Inarguably, the development of a nation largely depends on its food system because food security is important to the individual and to the nation;...

Michael Simire - June 20, 2023

Health

WHO, coalition advocate gazette of Trans-fat regulation to improve food safety

The TransfatfreeNigeria coalition has urged the relevant agencies to expedite action that will lead to the gazetting of the trans-fat regulation which seeks to...

Michael Simire - October 26, 2021

Science & Tech

EU introduces higher lead standards for food safety

European food safety standards for the amounts of lead and cadmium that foodstuffs can contain were becoming stricter as part of a wider cancer-prevention...

Michael Simire - August 30, 2021

Agric & Biotech

FAO, Nigeria sign agreement to enhance food safety, agriculture systems

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 signed agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria aimed at strengthening sustainable, inclusive...

Michael Simire - June 22, 2021