RECORDING AND DOWNLOADS FROM THE WORKSHOP
The National Metrology Institute of South Africa (NMISA) in partnership with the Joint Food and Agricultural Organization - International Atomic Energy Agency (FAO-IAEA) Centre and the African Food Safety Network (AFoSaN), facilitated a virtual Africa Food Safety Workshop for further learning while engaging with representatives from the public and private food safety testing laboratories, regulators, and quality infrastructure institutions.
This workshop brought together world-leading African scientists and experts with the aim to promote standards, reliable testing and international cooperation for better public health and trade. The discussion panels included representatives from mandated food monitoring laboratories from across Africa’s Regional Economic Communities. The workshop incorporated presentations and discussions on:
- Africa’s Food Safety Regulatory Framework,
- Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
- Standards and guidelines within the AfCTFA
- Regional efforts in contributing to setting standards/Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs)
- Intra-regional and extra-regional trade challenges: Lessons for AfCFTA
- Reliable food safety testing laboratory services
