Artificial ripening of fruits is a process where fruits are ripened using external agents, rather than natural ripening processes. Sellers often do this to speed up the ripening process of fruits for their own personal gains, depriving the fruit of its full nutrition potential, and thereby reducing the nutritional value of such fruit. Additionally, artificially

As part of its advocacy efforts, the Consumer Advocacy for Food Safety and Nutrition Initiative, CAFSANI, has recently developed a consumer pocket guide for food safety and nutrition. The pocket guide, currently in English language, is to be translated into the major Nigerian languages as part of efforts to inform, educate, and promote the consumption

As part of the activities of the just concluded World Food Safety Week, CAFSANI participated in the Market storm/sensitization held at Oyingbo market in Lagos on the 3rd of June. The sensitization team comprising NIFST Lagos Chapter Food Safety Champions, some members of the Planning Committee, and officials of the London Professional Training Center (LPTC)