Addis Ababa City Administration Prepares New Legal Framework for Milk Quality and Safety

The Addis Ababa Farmers and Urban Agriculture Development Commission has announced a new legal framework to address health concerns related to raw milk. The regulations cover hygiene standards for farming, storage, transportation, and retail practices. The framework includes penalties such as fines and imprisonment for non-compliance, and mandates that milk vendors utilize quality testing equipment. While the law has not yet been formally enacted, the commission has already begun training inspectors and distributing testing tools across the city's 11 sub-cities. Dr. Tsegaye Lemma, deputy commissioner, noted that the long-term goal may involve banning the sale of raw milk entirely in favor of pasteurized products to ensure public safety.