Kenya is losing an estimated Sh76 billion worth of food every year due to poor handling and food safety practices, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has revealed.
As the country gears up for World Food Safety Day on June 7, 2025, under the theme 'Food Safety: Science in Action,' Kebs has issued a strong appeal to all stakeholders in the food value chain to prioritise food safety from the point of production to the consumer's plate.
Speaking during a food safety workshop in Nairobi on Thursday, Kebs managing director Esther Ngari highlighted the critical need to address food handling practices. "Food safety is everyone's business," she said. "As Kebs, we are very keen about how food is handled from the farm, through the distribution chain, all the way to the consumer's plate." This comes following recent cases of consumption of illegal brews that led to blindness and deaths, attributed to suppliers using toxic products during the industrial process.
Kebs said they are addressing the sale of such toxic substances for human consumption, a war they are fighting to win in the supply industry.
