Samples Analysis in JKUAT’s Food Fortification Laboratory

Through the project, milling industries and oil processing industries across the Country have been sending their samples for analysis in the JKUAT’s lab in efforts to attain compliance to the fortification regulation in Kenya. Recently, a market surveillance exercise was conducted where all ... Continue reading →

Training of Public Health Officers on Regulatory Monitoring of Food Fortification

Weak monitoring and enforcement of the food fortification regulation at the market level has been found to be the major contributing factor to low compliance to the fortification standards. The project has supported capacity building of Public Health Officers (PHOs) across the Country with an ... Continue reading →

Training of Maize Millers on Food Fortification

Between April 2019 and July 2019, maize millers from across the Country were trained on all aspects of food fortification and food safety. The training was steered by JKUAT and facilitated by a team of experts from Ministry of Health, Kenya Bureau of Standards, JKUAT and the Industry experts. ... Continue reading →

EU delegation visits JKUAT Food Fortification Lab

While paying a courtesy call on the JKUAT Vice Chancellor, Prof. Victoria Wambui Ngumi, December 10, 2020, the EU Delegation to Kenya Head of Section, Agriculture, Job Creation and Resilience, Ms. Myra Bernardi accompanied by the Section’s Program Manager, Titus Katembu, said they were ... Continue reading →

Food Fortification Laboratory

In order to strengthen the National Food Fortification Program, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) is implementing (2017- 2022) a European Union (EU) funded project; ‘Strengthening the Kenya National Food ... Continue reading →

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