US supports national food safety workshop

The training was organised in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.This training followed the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Food Safety and the National Food Safety Management Committee by Nigeria in January 2015.USAID Mission Director in Nigeria Michael T. Harvey said the training was part […]

The training was organised in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health, and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.
This training followed the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Food Safety and the National Food Safety Management Committee by Nigeria in January 2015.
USAID Mission Director in Nigeria Michael T. Harvey said the training was part of the U.S. government’s long-term effort to support the National Food Safety Management Committee and boost Nigeria’s export market and agricultural sector.
“We are pleased to have USAID and the U.S. Department of Agriculture work together with Nigerian counterparts to hold this workshop,” he stated.
The workshop involved a series of case studies on topics such as quality management systems, risk analysis, food safety modernisation act and monitoring and evaluation procedures.
The workshop’s participants came from Nigeria’s geo-political zones.