Food Safety, Regulatory & Policy
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Kenya adopts new standards to govern fast-growing food additives market
KENYA – Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), the government standards agency has approved five new standards aimed to boost the safety and quality of food…
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Food safety certification for indoor-grown leafy greens launched
GLOBAL – A new food safety certification program specifically designed for leafy greens grown using controlled environment agriculture (CEA) has been launched by the CEA…
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US Court orders slowing down of pork line speeds citing worker safety
US – A federal judge in the United States has ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s removal of processing speed limits did not adequately…
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TBS trains rice stakeholders on recommended standards as production in MY 2020/21 is projected to rise by 13.6%
TANZANIA – Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has embarked on disseminating information pertaining to the organization, better production principles, standards and recommended operation procedures, to…
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Sesame becomes ninth food allergen requiring plain-language labelling in the US
US – Sesame has become the ninth food allergen for which the US Food and Drug Administration requires plain-language labelling following the signing of a…