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Some of the rotten chickens transported and intended for public consumption
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) said its environmental health department has stepped up efforts to crack down on the sale of any unhealthy food item in the market following the discovery of 15 cartons of rotten chicken for sale to the public.
KMA public relations officer Henrietta Afia Konadu said the Food Hygiene Unit of the Department of Environmental Health plans to conduct an in-depth search of cold stores in the metropolis, to see if there was any. unhealthy food products sold for public consumption. .
This development follows the arrest of two people by KMA metro guards as they attempted to transport 15 boxes of unhealthy chicken to the Adakwame truck station around Mbrom in the metropolis of Kumasi.
The rotten chickens were transported by a certain Abiba and are believed to be intended to be smoked or roasted for sale in the vicinity of Asuofua, Adakwame and Kejetia. One of the suspected suspects, Abiba has since led KMA’s environmental health officials to arrest the operator of the cold storage warehouse in Asafo Market, where more rotten chickens were found. The two were sent to Ridge Police Station for further investigation.
Meanwhile, according to KMA’s public relations manager, police officers handling the case said the suspects were being processed for court, as investigations continue to determine if there are more chickens. rotten from the source where the products were transported in the cold. shop.
Speaking in an interview with the B&FT, the deputy director of public health in the Ashanti region, Dr Michael Rockson Adjei, noted that consuming healthy products can lead to death among other risks. for health.
Consumption of unhealthy food products, processed or raw, leads to food poisoning due to bacterial infestation of the contaminated food. This makes food products harmful to human health when consumed.
Dr Michael Rockson Adjei also said: “The other side is that there is a loss of nutritional value because the food deteriorates. If someone escapes even the acute result like death or diarrhea or other effects, you may not benefit nutritionally.
He therefore warned that while there are agencies like the Food and Drugs Authority, as well as local assemblies that have a mandate to ensure that only healthy food products are allowed in markets, the public should also be aware that ‘He buys. “Individuals have their own duty to protect themselves while regulatory agencies and assemblies continue to do their jobs. “
He urged the public to pay attention to the expiration dates of food products sold in the market and to be mindful of the environment in which they buy or consume cooked and uncooked food.
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