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

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and their presence in food products have been a topic of debate worldwide for a long time. Although the use of genetically modified (GM) foods has become widespread across the world, scientific and public opinions diverge about their safety. Most scientists claim that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods are safe

The U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Nigeria, through the Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), have agreed to collaborate on mitigating lead poisoning in Nigeria. They plan to enhance surveillance, regulation, and enforcement of standards related to consumer goods and paints in Nigeria. In a statement by

To commemorate the 2024 World Food Safety Day, the federal government of Nigeria through the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, has launched a new National Policy on Food Safety and Quality and its Implementation Plan, which is an amendment of the 2014 document, during the celebration of the World

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)

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are defined as chronic diseases of long duration with a generally slow progression, which arise from both modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors which may be genetic, physiological, environmental, or behavioural, including diets, harmful use of alcohol and hard drugs, physical activity, emotional disturbance. They manifest as cardiovascular diseases (high blood pressure, heart