Sep 29 2023
KEPHIS gets standardized food safety testing materials from EU
Photo courtesy: The Star
The European Union through the Market Access Program Kenya (MARKUP) has donated laboratory testing materials to Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services (KEPHIS), aimed at enhancing food safety and access to premium markets locally, regionally and abroad.
The Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) valued at Sh3 million were handed over by the European Union Manager for Finance and Private Sector Development in Kenya, Adolfo Cires during a brief ceremony at KEPHIS Headquarters in Nairobi.
Cires said The CRMs would enhance compliance Global Good Agricultural Practice (Global GAP) system on the pesticide residue levels and meet the EU regulations.