LaNSA has announced an LC-MS/MS service for maize, rice and soy, alongside additional testing for alcoholic drinks. TOGO – Togo’s National Food Safety and Phytosanitary Laboratory (LaNSA) says it can now detect and quantify more than 150 pesticide residues in maize, rice and soy, expanding its analytical services for food
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Two of four food samples collected during the workplace catering investigation failed safety requirements, but authorities have not identified the food or organism responsible for the illnesses. MADAGASCAR – Laboratory tests in Madagascar have found excessive levels of Escherichia coli, moulds and yeasts in food samples collected after a
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The Nampula facility is supplying Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia, but distribution, affordability, testing and grain certification will determine whether local production translates into safer food. MOZAMBIQUE – A Mozambican factory produced close to 200 tonnes of the aflatoxin-control product Aflasafe during its first year of local production, according to
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Four high-volume land crossings and Conakry’s conventional port are first in line for on-site food screening, but authorities have not disclosed what hazards the equipment can detect or how initial findings will be confirmed. GUINEA – Guinea has received seven rapid food-testing kits intended to strengthen controls on food entering
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The 2026–2030 strategy promises stronger surveillance, laboratory capacity and enforcement after a nationwide assessment identified lead and cadmium failures in selected food and consumer products. GHANA – Ghana has launched a five-year national strategy to reduce exposure to lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic across its food system, following evidence of
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KEBS Director-General Esther Ngari will lead Kenya’s representation on ISO’s core governance body, giving the country a formal role in strategic and policy decisions. The position does not, however, give Kenya control over individual international standards. KENYA – Kenya has been elected to the Council of the International Organization for
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The proposed standards cover food manufacturing, catering, packaging, transport, storage, animal feed, retail and wholesale. UNBS has asked stakeholders to submit comments by 2 October 2026. UGANDA — The Uganda National Bureau of Standards is seeking final stakeholder comments on seven international standards governing the prerequisite programmes that support food-safety
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207 cases. One strain. One death. But perhaps the biggest food safety story is not the eggs. It is that authorities were able to connect the cases at all. On 26 May 2026, something unusual appeared in the UK’s foodborne disease surveillance system. It wasn’t a visibly contaminated batch of
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Milk does not become unsafe for the same reasons as meat. Water and effluent introduce a different set of risks. Retailer requirements and certification audits then test whether the systems built around those risks can withstand scrutiny. Different challenges. One food system. And no part of the industry can
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TechPalate Explains Imagine this. A consumer falls ill after eating a packaged food product. The investigation begins. One agency examines the food, another looks at the manufacturer, another checks the farm, another investigates imports, another tests samples. Each is doing its job. But are they working
