AFA Recieves Certification to Provide Fos Safety
Agriculture and Food Authority on Wednesday received certification for its Nairobi pack house. The certification was a demonstration of AFAs commitment to providing lead and adhering to food quality and safety standards. The certification ceremony was presided over by Trade mark Africa country Director Mr. Farah on Wednesday.
This certification was put in place to ensure that processes are controlled at very critical way so that hazards are prevented and measures put in place to provide biological and other hazard in the production system of the food products and services. Zachariah Lukorito KEBS said that certification will help to access market without any problem. Food safety has been a requirement many countries have been looking, hence
Kenyan market for horticultural produce have not being meeting external market demands, this have been triggered by poor packaging. AFA Chairman Hon. Cornelly Serem said Kenyans have been exporting immature mangoes and avocadoes, mixing mangoes and avocados in same container.
“There is huge demand for the horticulture as well as production system, but country’s standard looks unstandardized “said Serem.
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