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@KEBS_ke says fruit-juice permits do not cover khat drinks. The bureau confirms revocations in identified cases and says no khat beverage has an S-Mark permit.

https://t.co/P8Y0MzPR5Z

#KEBS #FoodStandards #Kenya #ProductCertification #ConsumerProtection #TechPalateInsights

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Ethiopia is bringing more honey-testing services closer to exporters. TPI examines the expanded accreditation and the details that will determine its practical value.

https://t.co/G0eH1aJxSw

#FoodSafety #HoneyTesting #Ethiopia #LaboratoryAccreditation #TechPalateInsights

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An overlooked step can affect pesticide contamination results: preparing the sample.

AOAC has certified a cleanup cartridge for defined laboratory uses.

https://t.co/QNiCd9C9gI

#FoodTesting #PesticideResidues #SamplePreparation #LaboratoryQuality #AOAC #TechPalateInsights

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What can a laboratory tell you about pesticide residues in your grain?

Togo’s LaNSA has announced testing for more than 150 residues in maize, rice, and soy.

Read more: https://t.co/o3Ihx0H8eG

#FoodSafety #PesticideResidues #LaboratoryTesting #Togo #TechPalateInsights

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How quickly can an illness report become a food-safety alert?

Africa CDC’s five-year framework calls for stronger links between disease surveillance, laboratories, and outbreak response.

https://t.co/YYm6PQ1cVd

#FoodSafety #DiseaseSurveillance #AfricaCDC #TechPalateInsights

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An attack affecting refrigeration at about 700 French supermarkets forced food to be discarded, bringing cybersecurity directly into the food-safety conversation.

Read the story:
https://t.co/Nq0eUy9ItY

#FoodSafety #Cybersecurity #ColdChain #FoodRetail #TechPalateInsights

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Laboratory findings following Madagascar’s workplace outbreak identified excessive E. coli, moulds, and yeasts.

Here’s what is known:
https://t.co/vmIhui6kMp

#FoodSafety #FoodborneIllness #ContractCatering #Madagascar #TechPalateInsights See less

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AflaLivre reports producing nearly 200 tonnes of Aflasafe at its Mozambique plant, supplying three Southern African countries.

https://t.co/SbhUD1SUqH

#Aflatoxin #Aflasafe #Biocontrol #FoodSafety #TechPalateInsights

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“Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.”

But does the person using that food innovation understand how it works, its limits and what to do next?

Clear communication belongs in the innovation process.

Happy #WorldFoodDay from TechPalate Insights.

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Can a portable box identify risky grain before it reaches the laboratory?

Aflabox has raised €1.35 million to certify and scale its UV grain-screening system, with Kenya and Nigeria among its priority markets.

https://t.co/AzAn3GliXs

#FoodSafety #Aflatoxin

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The 2026–2030 strategy promises stronger surveillance, laboratory capacity, and enforcement after a nationwide assessment identified lead and cadmium failures in selected food and consumer products.

https://t.co/YUM68bHkdl

#heavymetals #lead #cadmium #ghana #fdaghana

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Kenya has been elected to the Council of the International Organization for Standardization for the 2027–2031 term after receiving the highest number of votes in a five-country contest.

https://t.co/BxEedYrYbK

@KEBS_ke, @isostandards #isocouncil #Kenya #foodquality #foodsafety

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Laboratory testing found high methanol concentrations in drinks linked to 182 cases in Ondo State.

https://t.co/oVokOkc0GZ

@NafdacAgency
#Laboratorytesting #alcohol #methanol #Foodsafety #TechPalateInisghts #Nafdac

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More than three-quarters of the cold stores examined during a nationwide inspection drive in Liberia recorded temperatures outside prescribed safe ranges.

https://t.co/kA5PFgPDDz

#Coldstorage #TemperatureControl #Liberia #Foodsafety #TechPalateInsights

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Guinea has received seven rapid food-testing kits intended for use at key land crossings and Conakry’s conventional port.

https://t.co/lQtBYswA3E

#FoodSafety #Guinea #WestAfrica #RapidTesting #BorderControl #TechPalateInsights

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Uganda is seeking comments on seven ISO 22002:2025 standards covering food, feed, packaging, catering, retail, and logistics.

https://t.co/dBoJEqFeaW

@UNBSug
#Uganda #UNBS #ISO22002 #FSSC22000 #PRPs #foodmanufacturing #foodpackaging

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Two suspected illegal drinks sites have been closed in Badagry amid public concern over counterfeit foods and questions about Nigeria’s enforcement system.

https://t.co/JhGEM5rcDs

#Nigeria #NAFDAC #foodfraud #beveragesafety #productlabelling #consumerprotection #foodsafety

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Kenya has warned that El Niño rains could contaminate water, increase aflatoxin risk, disrupt refrigeration, and expose food in flooded markets.

https://t.co/xITjyAYMCB

@MOH_Kenya
#foodsafety #Kenya #ElNiño #aflatoxin #watersafety #coldchain #foodinspections

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