Kenya launches standards to promote food safety

NAIROBI, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Monday launched 37 standards that will guide the agricultural sector to promote food safety.

Rebecca Miano, the cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Trade, Investments and Industry, told journalists in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi that the approved standards cover a wide range of food products, including sugar, chicken, tea, meat, spices, rice, milk, and wheat products.