In Africa, milk production, processing and consumption are integral part of traditional food
supply, with dairy products being a staple component of recommended healthy diets. This …

Dairy production is rapidly increasing in developing countries and making significant
contributions to health, nutrition, environments, and livelihoods, with the potential for still …

Milk production is an important livelihood source for smallholder dairy farmers in low-to-
middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Kenya. However, milk quality and safety are a …

Poor milk safety constitutes a persistent public health risk in Kenya. Poor milk composition,
microbial contamination and adulteration is a constraint to dairy sector development. We …

Background Informal dairy supply chains are important in Sub-Saharan Africa, both in terms
of employment and nutrition for poor population. Their safety has been debated in the …

Abstract An FSMS-Diagnostic Instrument was used to evaluate fifteen Kenyan dairy
processors based on indicators and descriptive grids for context riskiness, FSMS activities …

Smallholder farmers dominate the Kenyan dairy sector producing 95% of the total milk.
However, several concerns have been raised on the quality and safety of the milk they …

As an unobservable attribute, food safety is likely to be under‐provided by markets where
regulatory enforcement is weak. In such settings, stimulating consumer demand for safer …

Executive summary The dairy subsector in Kenya is growing fast and accounts for 4%, 12%
and 44% of national, agricultural and livestock gross domestic product, respectively. It …

Background. Coliform, Salmonella, and Shigella are among the most encountered bacteria
in raw milk. This study is aimed at determining the extent of coliform, Salmonella, and …