"The importance of safe food, whether domestically produced and consumed, imported or exported, is well known by the countries of Africa ... [The] Strategic Plan for Food Safety in Africa [was proposed] for adoption by FAO and WHO, along with the African Union, including numerous recommendations of practical actions to strengthen food safety systems ... its true success can only be measured by the degree of implementation ... and the improved safety of foods produced and consumed in the region." (Quoted from paper)