Peanut butter manufacturer fined R500 000
A local peanut butter manufacturer whose products were found to contain dangerously high aflatoxin levels has agreed to pay an ...
Tag: food safety
Western Cape celebrates World Milk Day 2025
On Friday, 30 May 2025, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, joined agricultural ...
WATCH | Khomotso Mashiloane talks traceability as a key priority of RMIS
African Farming editor, Lebogang Mashala, caught up with Khomotso Mashiloane of the Red Meat Industry Service (RMIS) at Nampo 2025 ...
Over ten years of hard work with small-scale pig farmers paying off
We caught up with Chris Ngeleza, national transformation manager at the South African Meat Industry Company (SAMIC) during the South ...
You need to know: Compliance essentials for smallholder farmers
For South Africa’s up-and-coming and smallholder farmers, understanding and implementing compliance requirements is not just about following rules but about ...
Neurocysticercosis: The preventable infection plaguing the Eastern Cape
Many parts of the Eastern Cape have a high prevalence of the parasitic infection known as neurocysticercosis (NCC), a leading ...
Food safety matters more than ever
The issue of food security goes hand in hand with food safety, nutrition security and health. Global health scares such ...
Plan to test SA milk for avian flu, ‘but no need to worry’
By Carien Kruger Milk SA has made a principled decision to, subject to state approval, test milk on store shelves ...
‘Deteriorating livestock disease monitoring puts farmers at risk’
Accurate disease diagnosis in cattle and other livestock is crucial for timely treatment and reducing mortality. Early diagnosis not only ...
Adil Benjelloun to lead MEFSCO’s expansion as newly appointed VP
By Maphuti Mongatane MEFSCO (Middle East Food Solutions Company), a joint venture between the American food corporation Cargill and the Saudi ...
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