2026
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has taken another bold step in safeguarding public health with the introduction of a new registration requirement – site verification for frozen animal products.
2026
2026
Foodborne illnesses affect 1 in 10 people globally each year – 600 million fall ill and 420,000 die annually – World Health Organization (WHO) estimates. Foodborne diseases cause 33 million healthy life-years lost and unsafe food hampers development, strains health systems, and burdens economies.
2026
The Directorate of Industry, in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, convened a meeting of the ECOWAS Committee for Conformity Assessment, ECOCONF, from the 25th to 27th August 2025 in Accra, Republic of Ghana, to examine and approve under the ECOWAS Quality Certification Mark, ECOQMARK, new Regional Certification Schemes, RCS, relating to iodized salt, fortified edible oils and fortified wheat flour.
2026
Kenya is ready to increase maize imports from Uganda but insists that strict food safety standards must accompany expanded trade.
2026
Nigeria has reached a pivotal milestone on its journey toward a modern, science-based food safety system!
2025
DEAS 282_ 2025 Wheat semolina — Specification (Rwanda)
2025
DEAS 44_ 2025 Milled maize (corn) products — Specification (Rwanda)
2025
EAS 173_ 2024_Amd.01_ 2025 Pasta products— Specification (Rwanda)
2025
DEAS 1273:2025 Quinoa flour — Specification (Rwanda)