Standards, Testing & Compliance

World Health Organization manuals on strengthening foodborne disease surveillance and response systems

WHO releases updated Foodborne Disease Surveillance Manuals to help countries strengthen detection and response systems

WORLD – The World Health Organization has released updated editions of its full set of manuals on strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases, providing countries with structured guidance to improve early detection, risk assessment, outbreak investigation, and prevention.    The revised package replaces the 2017 versions and reflects

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FAO Food Control System Assessment Tool

Ten African countries complete national food safety assessments with FAO support

AFRICA – Ten African Union member countries recently completed comprehensive assessments of their national food control systems, producing a report that identifies strengths, gaps, and strategic priorities.    The countries, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Mauritius, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, are also members of the Common Market for Eastern

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KENAS & You: What You Need to Know About Accreditation in the Food Sector

Demystifying Accreditation with KENAS + Clarity Standards Laboratory

Section 1: Accreditation Demystified (KENAS)   What’s the difference between accreditation and certification?   Certification shows that a product, system, or service meets a standard, e.g., a company certified to ISO 22000. Accreditation goes a step further: it confirms that the lab, inspection body, or certification body is competent to

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