Govt to review food safety law

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the Ministry of Health (MoH) wants to tighten food quality standards in the country by ensuring better alignment with international practice. The ministry has taken a resolution to review its old Act, which was enacted in 1993, and to come up with a new draft food safety bill.

This means that the ministry will be updating the law regulating food safety measures throughout the food supply chain, to protect public health from risks, which may arise as a result of consuming unhealthy food. 

The chairperson of the National Food Board and director of health services, Dr Khumo Seipone, said the ministry has conducted a series of consultative processes, with the guidance of the National Food Control board.

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