Kebs: Poor food handling costs Kenya Sh76 billion annually

A waiter at Koriema butchery in Baringo County chopping roasted goats meat gfor his customers on January 27,2023. [FILE/Standard]

Kenya is losing an estimated Sh76 billion worth of food every year due to poor handling and food safety practices, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) has revealed.

As the country gears up for World Food Safety Day on June 7, 2025, under the theme 'Food Safety: Science in Action,' Kebs has issued a strong appeal to all stakeholders in the food value chain to prioritise food safety from the point of production to the consumer's plate.