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Trader covering raised crates of fresh produce during heavy rain at a Kenyan open-air market.

Kenya flags aflatoxin, water, and cold-chain risks ahead of El Niño rains

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The Ministry of Health has urged households, food traders and communities to prepare before the short rains intensify, warning that flooding and high humidity could contaminate water, damage stored grain, and interrupt refrigeration. KENYA  — Kenya’s Ministry of Health has issued a preventive food-safety advisory ahead of anticipated El Niño-enhanced

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SHEQ Consulting at the Food Safety Summit South Africa 2026

SHEQ Consulting Live at Food Safety Summit South Africa 2026 — Visit Booth B3

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SOUTH AFRICA – SHEQ Consulting officially opens its participation today at the Food Safety Summit South Africa 2026, welcoming industry leaders, manufacturers, regulators, food producers, and compliance professionals to Booth B3 at Emperors Palace Convention Centre, Johannesburg.   As a proud Bronze Sponsor, SHEQ Consulting is engaging directly with stakeholders

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KEBS and Zanzibar Bureau of Standards officials during the signing of a standards cooperation agreement in Tanzania

KEBS, Zanzibar Bureau of Standards sign cooperation agreement during Kenya state visit to Tanzania

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KENYA – Kenya Bureau of Standards and the Zanzibar Bureau of Standards have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in standards development, conformity assessment, and technical information exchange.   The agreement was signed in Dar es Salaam during the recent state visit to Tanzania by His Excellency

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Nestlé SMA infant formula products recalled across multiple countries due to potential cereulide contamination

Nestlé recalls SMA infant formula across COMESA, 37 countries over cereulide risk

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SWITZERLAND – Nestlé has initiated a global recall of selected batches of infant formula following the detection of a quality issue in a key ingredient supplied by a third party.    The recall, first announced on January 5, 2026, now spans at least 37 countries across Africa, Europe, Asia, the

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FAO guidance document supporting harmonized food safety legislation for African countries under CCAFRICA guidelines

FAO issues new guidance to support harmonized food safety laws across Africa

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AFRICA – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has released a new Explanatory Note aimed at supporting African countries in developing and updating food safety legislation aligned with regional and international standards.    The publication provides guidance on the application of the Guidelines for Developing Harmonized Food

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Rwanda's Salama Juice in supermarket shelves

Rwanda shuts down Salama Juice factory over food safety violations

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RWANDA — Authorities in Rwanda have ordered Joyland Company Ltd, the producer of the popular Salama Juice brand, to suspend operations indefinitely after inspectors discovered alarming food safety violations, poor hygiene, and unsafe working conditions at its Nyarugenge-based factory.   The shutdown followed a five-day nationwide crackdown from October 13–17,

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Attendees at the 2025 ISO Annual Meeting in Kigali about the country’s adoption of machine learning and satellite technology in farming.

Rwanda adopts machine learning, satellite imagery to drive precision agriculture

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RWANDA – Rwanda is advancing the use of machine learning and satellite imagery to monitor crops, improve resource efficiency, and enhance the profitability of farming, according to Mark Cyubahiro Bagabe, Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources.   Speaking during the 2025 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Annual Meeting held in

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Liberia launches Soils4Liberia, a nationwide effort to map soils and promote data-driven, climate-smart farming.

Liberia launches US$5M Soils4Liberia Project to build national soil database, support climate-smart farming

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LIBERIA – Liberia’s Ministry of Agriculture has launched the Soils4Liberia Project, a $4.3 million (US$5M) initiative to map and classify soils across all 15 counties, in a move designed to strengthen data-driven and climate-smart agriculture.   The project, funded by the European Union and implemented in partnership with the International

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Kenya Bureau of Standards officials receive accreditation certificates from KENAS in Nairobi to mark expanded certification and testing capacity

Kenya Bureau of Standards secures four international accreditations to strengthen market access, quality infrastructure

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KENYA — The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has obtained four international accreditations from the Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS), expanding its conformity assessment capabilities and positioning Kenyan products for improved global recognition.   The accreditations were presented by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Investment, Trade and Industry, Dr. Walter Juma Ongeti,

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