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Senior Veterinary Specialist in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Suzan McLennon-Miguel, says a robust food safety programme is being developed for Jamaica.
She explained that a part of the programme requires updating the present regulations and the establishment of agriculture surveillance programmes for crops and animal production.
The inputs from these programmes will feed into the National Foodborne Surveillance programme which monitors the food being produced and traded to reduce food fraud, contamination and to ensure all foods from the...

Lenworth Fulton (left), Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), presents shopping bag to the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the launch of the 67th Annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held at Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre in White Marl, St Catherine, on June 5. Looking on is Colonel Jaimie Ogilvie, Assistant Vice-President, Hi-Pro Division and Christopher Emmanuel, Chief Executive Officer, JAS.

Lenworth Fulton (left), President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, greets the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, at the launch of the 67th Annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show, held at Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre, White Marl, St. Catherine, on June 5. At right is Colonel Jaimie Ogilvie, Assistant Vice-President, Hi-Pro Division. Denbigh 67 will be held Sunday, August 4 to Tuesday, August 6 at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon.