Demand for culinary herbs in many developing countries is currently growing due to the increased perception of their nutritional and medicinal properties. There a need understand consumers’ preferences these products. This study, therefore, analyzed determinants locally produced imported Gauteng province. The data were collected with stratified sampling method from 385 respondents using structu...

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Culinary herbs and spices are widely used ethnomedically across Africa. They are traditionally employed in the treatment of several ailments including inflammation disorders, pain alleviation and infectious diseases. Pharmacological studies are necessary to provide a scientific basis to substantiate their traditional use and safety. In this study, the 15-lipoxygen...

Food safety is of great importance all over the world as it concerns consumer health. All employees in food chain must comply with hygiene rules. One important issues that threaten contamination microorganisms. Numerous people are affected by contaminated and/or poorly preserved and outbreaks have occurred. The World Health Organization (WHO) draws attention to human health economic losses this...