๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ข๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ฟ
๐ผ๐๐๐ข๐, ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ โ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ 27, 2017 โ The Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA) has introduced draft guideline requiring edible oil and flour manufacturers to fortify their products with essential vitamins and minerals and registered by the authority. In an effort to ensure the effectiveness and feasibility of the regulations, EFDA hosted a stakeholder discussion forum in Adama, inviting key industry representatives to provide feedback.
During the forum, Negash Sime, Deputy Director General of EFDAโs Food Sector, emphasized the importance of micronutrients in maintaining public health and overcome on the burden of micronutrient deficiency of public health problems . “๐๐ช๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐ด ๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ ๐ข ๐ค๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ช๐จ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐จ๐ถ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด,” he stated.
The draft registration guideline were presented by Ato Mengistu Asfaw, EFDAโs Lead Executive Officer for Food Registration and Licensing. The session included a comprehensive discussion, during which stakeholders shared insights and sought clarifications on key aspects of the guidelines. EFDA officials, including Negash Sime, Mulatu Tesfaye (Food Inspection and Enforcement LEO), Mengistu Asfaw (Food Registration and Licensing LEO), and Wondafrash Abera (Technical Advisor), addressed concerns and responded to questions.
The new guideline is part of EFDAโs broader efforts to enhance the registration of fortified food and ensure food safety and nutrition across Ethiopia. Once finalized, the guidelines will require all manufacturers to register their products and comply with fortification standards, ensuring that widely consumed food products contribute to better public health.
EFDA continues to engage with stakeholders and the public to refine the guidelines, reinforcing its commitment to improving food safety, quality and nutritional standards nationwide.
