In 2024, Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC Uganda), along with Iles De Paix (IDP) and Fort Portal City, embarked on a mission to ensure the safety of the food consumed in Fort Portal and its hinterlands. This initiative focused on three major markets: Kabundaire, Mpanga, and Kisenyi. The aim was to evaluate the microbiological and chemical safety of commonly consumed food items such as raw milk, groundnut paste, fresh vegetables like tomatoes, African eggplant, and cabbage, and meat. Understanding the significance of food safety, the team conducted tests for various contaminants, including Escherichia coli (E. coli), Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, heavy metals such as Arsenic, Cadmium, and Lead, aflatoxins, and […]
