KENYA \u2013 Farmer\u2019s Choice has obtained the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000 Version 6, awarded by Bureau Veritas during a handover ceremony in Kenya.<\/p>\n
The certificate was received by CEO Felisters Gitau Mutugu, with the event attended by Kabbis Cyprian, Country Chair for Bureau Veritas Group in Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda.<\/p>\n
FSSC 22000 Version 6 is aligned with ISO standards and recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), providing a structured framework for managing food safety across the supply chain.<\/p>\n
The certification covers all stages from sourcing raw materials to production, packaging, and distribution, ensuring Farmer\u2019s Choice products meet global safety requirements.<\/p>\n
The company recently launched the \u201cMoments Made to Last\u201d Cookout Series<\/a> in supermarkets and community spaces to showcase Kenyan food culture through cooking demonstrations and tasting sessions.<\/p>\n The nationwide activation coincides with nearly five decades of Farmer\u2019s Choice operations supplying affordable meat while promoting sustainable practices in livestock production.<\/p>\n During the launch, Mutugu stated the initiative aims to make nutritious meat products widely accessible to households while maintaining affordability and quality.<\/p>\n The Cookout Series provides attendees with cooking tips, festive meal ideas, and opportunities to sample meals prepared with Farmer\u2019s Choice products.<\/p>\n Farmer\u2019s Choice collaborates with local farmers by providing improved pig genetics, subsidised feed, and advisory services intended to enhance production and increase incomes.<\/p>\n The company uses a grading system for livestock that evaluates weight, back fat, and bone-to-meat ratio, allowing farmers to earn over US$1,250 per cow.<\/p>\n Distribution networks extend across all 47 counties in Kenya, with Farmer\u2019s Choice products available in supermarkets, hotels, and retail outlets nationwide.<\/p>\n This certification and ongoing initiatives reflect the company\u2019s systematic approach to food safety and efforts to integrate community engagement and sustainable livestock practices into its operations.<\/p>\n Sign\u00a0up HERE <\/a>to receive\u00a0our email newsletters with the latest news and insights from Africa and around the world, and follow us on our\u00a0WhatsApp channel<\/a>\u00a0for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KENYA \u2013 Farmer\u2019s Choice has obtained the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000 Version 6, awarded by Bureau…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22642,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[152],"class_list":{"0":"post-22641","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tanzania","8":"tag-tanzania"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}