The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) was informed on Friday by the agency’s state coordinator, Mr. Garba Adamu, that a team of officers had been assigned to make sure that all food establishments followed the sanitary standards.
Adamu clarified, saying, “The team’s goal is to make sure that only high-quality, safe foods are prepared and sold to consumers. The team is led by Mr. Abubakar Aliyu, NAFDAC’s Nutrition Officer.”
He noted that food vendors were required to abide by the agency’s requirements regarding proper hygiene and sanitation measures through routine inspection.
He claims that as cases of cholera are being reported in several regions of the nation, the effort is being made to protect people’s health and stop the disease from spreading.
The coordinator reiterated that NAFDAC would keep up its efforts to detain defaulters and forewarned food providers against using contaminated, counterfeit, unregistered, and expired goods when preparing their meals.
As part of the organization’s attempts to guarantee that only hygienic items are sold, Adamu said the program would be expanded to local government regions, border markets, and other locations.
He urged people to be on the lookout for improperly prepared food and to report any unclean practices from restaurants to NAFDAC, stressing the agency’s commitment to protecting the country’s health. (NAN)
