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Copy Of -Africa faces 'unprecedented threat' from locust outbreak 20x larger than one earlier this year which was the biggest in seven decades
April 14, 2020
Billions of young desert locusts are coming from breeding grounds in East Africa. Farmers fear the insects will bring 'total destruction' to crops and farmland a situation made worse by the virus outbreak

USDA Finds Washing Raw Poultry Leads to Higher Cross Contamination Issues
August 20, 2019
The debate on whether or not to wash raw poultry is a fierce one, but until recently it was not a debate backed by science. A recent study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) further demonstrates that individuals are putting themselves at risk of illness when they wash or rinse raw poultry.

AfDB debuts platform to build Africa’s food and cuisine value chain
September 23, 2017
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has partnered with a number of organisations with a goal to boost the contribution of the food and culinary sector in Africa, thereby creating jobs and improving the economies across the continent.

Olam Ghana’s Biscuit Factory gets first FSSC Certification in West Africa
February 03, 2017
Olam Ghana’s Nutrifoods Biscuit factory became the first biscuit manufacturing facility in West Africa to earn international recognition for compliance in food safety standards after it was awarded Food Safety System Certification Scheme (FSSC) certification along with the company’s tomato paste plant in Tema.

FSA Publishes Review of Antimicrobial Resistance Evidence
January 31, 2017
The FSA has today published a systematic review of the available evidence on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in food. The review looked at research on the presence of AMR in bacteria in a number of different foods sold at retail.
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