Liberia unifies food safety standards
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Frontpageafricaonline
Liberia has adopted a common national food safety standard to reduce repeated inspections and compliance costs for businesses. Unveiled on 19 October in Monrovia by the Liberian Food Authority with partners, it harmonises controls while maintaining the legal responsibilities of the various administrations, reports FrontPage Africa.
Liberia has introduced a unified national food safety standard aimed at reducing duplicate inspections and harmonising regulatory requirements across the food sector. The Food and Agriculture Authority (FAL) unveiled the framework on Monday 19 October in Monrovia, at a workshop organised with the Liberian Food Safety Initiative (LiFSI), funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), according to FrontPageAfrica.
The new standard is also intended to reduce compliance costs for businesses. The workshop brought together food-sector operators, private-sector representatives from fisheries, cocoa and food processing, as well as public officials, according to FrontPageAfrica.
The initiative follows the launch, on 25 September, of a $500,000 fisheries transparency plan. It also follows on from the €375,000 agricultural project launched on 5 October for the benefit of 600 producers, according to headlines previously published by the media.
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