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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.
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#FoodSafety #HoneyTesting #Ethiopia #LaboratoryAccreditation #TechPalateInsights
An overlooked step can affect pesticide contamination results: preparing the sample.
AOAC has certified a cleanup cartridge for defined laboratory uses.
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#FoodTesting #PesticideResidues #SamplePreparation #LaboratoryQuality #AOAC #TechPalateInsights
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.
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#FoodSafety #PesticideResidues #LaboratoryTesting #Togo #TechPalateInsights
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.
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#FoodSafety #DiseaseSurveillance #AfricaCDC #TechPalateInsights
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:
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#FoodSafety #Cybersecurity #ColdChain #FoodRetail #TechPalateInsights
Laboratory findings following Madagascar’s workplace outbreak identified excessive E. coli, moulds, and yeasts.
Here’s what is known:
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#FoodSafety #FoodborneIllness #ContractCatering #Madagascar #TechPalateInsights See less
AflaLivre reports producing nearly 200 tonnes of Aflasafe at its Mozambique plant, supplying three Southern African countries.
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#Aflatoxin #Aflasafe #Biocontrol #FoodSafety #TechPalateInsights
“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.
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.
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#FoodSafety #Aflatoxin
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.
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#heavymetals #lead #cadmium #ghana #fdaghana
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.
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@KEBS_ke, @isostandards #isocouncil #Kenya #foodquality #foodsafety
Laboratory testing found high methanol concentrations in drinks linked to 182 cases in Ondo State.
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#Laboratorytesting #alcohol #methanol #Foodsafety #TechPalateInisghts #Nafdac
More than three-quarters of the cold stores examined during a nationwide inspection drive in Liberia recorded temperatures outside prescribed safe ranges.
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#Coldstorage #TemperatureControl #Liberia #Foodsafety #TechPalateInsights
Guinea has received seven rapid food-testing kits intended for use at key land crossings and Conakry’s conventional port.
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#FoodSafety #Guinea #WestAfrica #RapidTesting #BorderControl #TechPalateInsights
Uganda is seeking comments on seven ISO 22002:2025 standards covering food, feed, packaging, catering, retail, and logistics.
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#Uganda #UNBS #ISO22002 #FSSC22000 #PRPs #foodmanufacturing #foodpackaging
Two suspected illegal drinks sites have been closed in Badagry amid public concern over counterfeit foods and questions about Nigeria’s enforcement system.
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#Nigeria #NAFDAC #foodfraud #beveragesafety #productlabelling #consumerprotection #foodsafety
Kenya has warned that El Niño rains could contaminate water, increase aflatoxin risk, disrupt refrigeration, and expose food in flooded markets.
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@MOH_Kenya
#foodsafety #Kenya #ElNiño #aflatoxin #watersafety #coldchain #foodinspections
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Food safety goes far beyond what we see on our plates; it is the trust and understanding that shape every meal. @techpalate
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You see a post saying a food product is unsafe or has been recalled.
Where do you go to find out if it's actually true?
We're exploring how people across African countries find, trust and report food information.
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Get ready for yet another unforgettable and exciting moment at the Kenya Quality Awards Ceremony 2026! 🎉🏆
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