Aflatoxin and conflict: Two sides of threat to food safety

The world is presently facing a myriad of challenges including, climate change, COVID-19, natural disasters, increased cost of living, and conflict. These in turn affect food safety and security—a situation that transcends frontiers across the globe. Conflicts in...

EAC protocol on pests, disease control ratified

PARLIAMENT yesterday ratified the East African Community (EAC) Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protocol (SPS) 2013 to enhance food safety. Among others, the step will improve access to a greater choice of safe foods and provide rules for the management of aflatoxins which...