Tag Archives: food safety

Why it must be driven by consumers | Arie Havelaar & Ashagrie Zewdu Woldegiorgis | Dirty food kills about 140 000 people every year, and leaves 91 million more suffering from diarrhoea, tapeworm, hepatitis and even dysentery and typhoid in Africa. Many of the pathogens and foods at the centre …

By Julius Odeke The EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Productive and Social Sector Jesca Eriyo has underscored the need for comprehensive harmonized food safety measures to ensure a high level of consumer protection and to restore and maintain confidence in the safety and quality of both food and …