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KEBS revokes permits over misuse of fruit-juice certification on khat drinks

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KEBS says some manufacturers have used fruit-juice permits to market jaba juice, even though khat-derived products are excluded from its certification scheme.   KENYA – The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) says it has revoked certification permits in identified cases of misuse after finding manufacturers using fruit-juice and fruit-drink approvals

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Ethiopia expands accredited honey testing to 23 pesticide residues and three heavy metals

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The expanded accreditation gives honey producers and exporters more testing options locally, potentially reducing the cost and delays of sending samples overseas.   ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia has expanded its accredited honey-testing services to cover 23 pesticide residues and three heavy metals, bringing more of the checks needed by producers, exporters

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AOAC certifies sample-preparation cartridge for pesticide testing

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SmartSPE-C is the first product certified under AOAC’s consumables programme, with approval covering the clean-up of specified food extracts before pesticide analysis.   USA – AOAC’s Research Institute has awarded its first Performance Tested Consumables certification to SmartSPE-C, a cartridge used to prepare food extracts for pesticide and environmental-contaminant analysis.

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Togo’s national food laboratory adds testing for more than 150 pesticide residues

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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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Guinea receives seven rapid food-testing kits for border controls

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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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Liberia finds 76% of inspected cold stores outside safe temperature ranges

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Nationwide inspections also exposed weak handwashing and temperature-record systems, but authorities have not disclosed how many cold stores were assessed or what happened to food exposed to temperature excursions. LIBERIA — More than three-quarters of the cold stores examined during a nationwide inspection drive in Liberia recorded temperatures outside prescribed

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Ghana launches five-year heavy-metals plan after tests flag turmeric, cereal mixes

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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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Uganda moves to coordinate halal certification system after Malaysia-led assessment

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UNBS is seeking to connect standards, certification, accreditation, laboratory testing and traceability into a coordinated national system capable of supporting Ugandan exports.   UGANDA – Uganda is working to strengthen its halal certification system after a Malaysian technical team assessed the country’s existing institutions, standards and certification capacity.   The

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UNBS seizes 17,770 litres of illicit alcohol, 8,500 litres of unlabelled spirit in Kampala

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Uganda’s standards regulator named five uncertified gin brands following operations in Nakulabye and Kiwunya, but it has not released laboratory findings or announced any arrests.   UGANDA – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has seized 17,770 litres of alcohol it described as illicit during market-surveillance operations at several premises

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EU Council backs tighter pesticide residue rules as Kenyan audit flags monitoring gaps

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The negotiating mandate could lower limits for selected hazardous substances to laboratory quantification levels. No new bloc-wide limit has taken effect, but African export sectors may face increased testing, traceability and crop-protection demands. EU – European Union member states have agreed a negotiating position that would allow pesticide residue limits

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