EAC harmonising edible oil standards
Kenyan food exports have in the past been denied entry into markets in Uganda and Tanzania due to differing standards. Photo/FILE
By NATION REPORTER
Posted Tuesday, May 21 2013 at 16:28
The East African Community (EAC) is working on harmonising health and quality standards for edible oils and fats in a move that is expected to ease trade of the products.
In a meeting held in Bujumbura, stakeholders in the regional bloc reviewed edible oil and fats quality standards set out by regulators in the five partner states with a view of developing overarching regulations that would apply across the region.
Differing quality standards in the five partner states have posed a barrier to traders in the community seeking to sell their goods across borders to meet rising demand.
"The adoption of regional edible fats and oils standards will also assist international market access for EAC-based edible oil refineries," said Mr Peter Mutua, secretary to the EAC Edible Fats and Oils Technical Committee in a statement sent to newsrooms.
According to data by Frontier Market Intelligence, Kenya is the world's 15th largest exporter of edible oils and fats— with most of this trade volume heading to the eastern and southern African markets.
Despite this, the country does not meet its domestic demand estimated at 380,000 tonnes per year.
The committee is expected to complete draft standards for the harmonisation of the edible fats and oils sector by July.
The process will be carried out with technical and financial support from donor agency Trade Mark East Africa.
Harmonisation in this sector is part of a larger EAC Food Security Action Plan which will by 2015 see standards regulators in the partner states implement uniform sanitary and phyto-sanitary protocols.
These measures will apply to a wide range of food products produces or manufactured in the region making it easier for the goods to be traded across borders.
Kenyan food exports have in the past been denied entry into markets in Uganda and Tanzania due to differing standards.
Currently, Kenyan beef exporters still face challenges accessing the Ugandan market
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