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The mew programme large- vehicles, food markets such ly focuses on the develop- as market vendors, super- Dubbed as“Zamukana Ubuz- ment of small and medium markets and milk zones. It enterprises, mainly those also targets food processing 4 RWANDA STANDARS JOURNAL factories, those that deal in cation, which will make it 90 technical assistance based milk, vegetables, meat, sug- companies with a standards on their needs assessment ar, flour among others. certificate. results, which will help them to graduate from low cat- In addition, the standards Of the more than 27 busi- egories of industrial stand- body will also target serv- nesses that sell beef prod- ards to a higher category. ice providers such as hotels, ucts, no product has an motels, guest houses, res- s-mark, which further high- Furthermore, those indus- taurants, cafeterias, kiosks, lights the need for certifica- tries will be followed up on schools, conference centre, tion. RSB says that it targets a daily basis in order to as- hospitals and prisons as well at least 15 companies to sess progress on how they as catering services. have the standards certifi- are implementing the pro- cate. gramme. Industries that will In its first year (2017-2018), accrue the set measures in the programme will kick In more than 193 registered particular category will then off with milk processing companies that deal in prod- be granted a certificate. industries, dealers in milk ucts related to vegetables products, meat and beef and fruits, only 76 products Industries that will con- products, vegetables, fruits have standards certificate, tinue to develop and reach and fruit products before meaning more than 60% the 3•rd category, a com- being rolled out to honey require the standards mark. mended level of quality in- and across other categories RSB intends more than 30 dustrial standardisation will of food. companies in this category be granted a certificate and this year. be assisted to acquire the For example, in what dem- s-mark symbol that is in- onstrates a severe prevail- HOW IT WILL BE scribed on commodities. ing gap in standardisation ROLLED OUT and quality assurance in In addition, industries that the above categories, while The programme will be in- were given certificates in companies that sell milk augurated with the assess- their respective categories products are estimated at ment of industries where will be granted a deadline 138, only 40 have the stand- the basic needs of an indus- to be ready to shift from the ards certificate, meaning try to be certified shall be lower industrial standards 71% don’t have the stand- established and thereafter levels to a better one. ards certificate. be categorised in respective capacities.