Food Safety & Quality

His leadership is expected to help the organization address increasingly complex demands in food safety, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.

The agency cautioned that consuming unregistered edible oils poses significant health risks, including exposure to contaminants and poor-quality processing standards.

The directive targets pasta, noodles, sugar, and tomato paste explicitly, which the agency says have been entering the country through illegal channels without proper evaluation.

The newly installed equipment is designed to significantly reduce testing turnaround times, thereby minimizing compliance risks and enhancing efficiency.

The pledge specifically targets these synthetic dyes found in many brightly colored snacks, pastries, and other baked goods, which offer no nutritional benefit and have raised health concerns among consumers and advocacy groups.