OPENING OF THE NATIONAL AWARENESS AND INFORMATION WORKSHOP ON AFLATOXINS AND THEIR CONTROL THROUGH THE USE OF AFLASAFE RDC 01: INTERVENTION BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA
AFLASAFE RDC 01, which reduces AFLATOXIN contamination of corn, peanuts, sorghum, cassava flour in the east of the country, milk, fish, meat, soya and other products, now constitutes a boon for farmers, exporters and consumers in the Democratic Republic of Congo; statement by the Minister of Foreign Trade, this Thursday in Kinshasa at the opening of the national awareness and information workshop on aflatoxins and their control through the use of aflasafe RDC 01 organized by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture -IITA as part of the Integrated Agricultural Growth Project in the Great Lakes.
Returning to his measure prohibiting the entry, consumption, marketing and distribution of 8 brands of corn flour contaminated with aflatoxin from Zambia in order to preserve human and animal health, Julien Paluku Kahongya
reiterated its firm determination to provide the Congolese Control Office-OCC with ultra-modern certified laboratories across the country to ensure the quality and conformity of all products that leave and enter the Democratic Republic of Congo, while welcoming the existence today of AFLASAFE RDC 01 which reduces the contamination rate to more than 80%
For the Minister of STATE, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Grégoire Mutshail Mutomb, AFLATOXIN constitutes a threat to public health and negatively impacts production and exports; hence raising awareness among stakeholders is very important, but also the mobilization of partners to support the production and distribution of AFLASAFE RDC 01, he added.
Please note that this workshop aims to prevent contamination by AFLATOXIN
