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The Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has approved new test methods for measuring levels of lactose in milk and milk products being sold in the market.
The new guidelines are among 35 food standards, test methods, codes of practice and guidelines approved by the National Standards Council to strengthen food safety and quality.
“Food standards ensure food quality and safety to final consumers throughout the supply chain, from preparation of raw materials, production and distribution to the market,” said Kebs Managing Director Bernard Njiraini.
“Lactose is the most abundant type of sugar or carbohydrate in milk products that can be difficult for some people to digest.”
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NAIROBI, KENYA: The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved new analytical test methods for measuring levels of lactose in milk and milk products being sold in the market.
The new guidelines are among 35 food standards, test methods, codes of practice, and guidelines approved by the National Standards Council (NSC) to strengthen food safety and quality in the country.
“Food is the anchor that sustains human life. Ensuring its safety has increasingly become crucial. Food standards ensure food quality and safety to final consumers throughout the supply chain, from the preparation of raw materials, production, and distribution to the market,” said Bernard Njiraini, Managing Director, KEBS.
40% Of Wheat Flour, 60% Of Maize Flour Not Fortified In Kenya
By Soko Directory Team / Published December 20, 2020 | 11:15 am
A portion of Ugali, a dish made from maize flour, is seen in a restaurant in Nairobi, Kenya May 24, 2017. REUTERS/Baz Ratner
Around 40 percent of wheat flour and almost 60 percent of maize flour consumed in Kenya is not consistently fortified and thus does not comply with the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) standards exposing Kenyan to major health risks.
The continuous sale of unfortified flour on the Kenyan market has direct implications for the government’s food fortification and safety agenda, as embedded in the Kenya National Food Fortification Programme.
KEBS publishes guidelines for eco-friendly lighting alternatives
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has published new standards for eco-friendly lighting alternatives in Kenya.
The new standard, KS 2914:2020 (Kenya Standard for Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Functional Performance Requirements for General Service Lamps (GSLs), aims to tackle the performance, functional, and safety requirements of lighting technologies.
The lamps offer only up to 1,000 hours of life which is less than one year. The life of each Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL), commonly-known as energy saver bulbs has a minimum of 6,000 hours which translates to four (4 )years based on an average of thirty (30)-days per month according to KS 2446-1:2013. Self-ballasted lamps for general lighting services.
Cabinet Wrangles Surface Over Imported Car Directives
Motorists on a Colossal Traffic Jam Along Busy Uhuru Highway in Nairobi
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President Uhuru Kenyatta s name was dragged into a Cabinet row over imported car directives and management of the National Standards Council (NSC) under the Kenya Bureau of Standards.
Trade CS Betty Maina barred KEBS directors from holding board meetings and accused his Agriculture colleague Peter Munya of insubordination. The row at KEBS involves the vehicle inspection contracts, tenders awarded to companies to inspect imported used cars and spare parts.
CS Maina s effort to suspend Bernard Ngore as the chairperson of the National Standards Council (NSC) was overturned by the courts. The CS was seeking to direct the vehicle inspection contracts which were a monopoly under the Trade Ministry.