As the nation reels from a third wave of Covid-19 pandemic, coupled with mass layoffs from a contracting economy, many workers have turned to roadside food vendors for sustenance. And since the sector is unregulated, virtually anyone can bring anything to the streets to sell for profit – to the detriment of public health. They were contaminated with disease-causing germs, the most dangerous being a high presence of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria. “We are legislating on issues of food safety and there is a food certification Bill and another food safety Bill we are trying to pass because we have found that there is a gap in the law of prosecution,” said Dr Oluga. This, he said, was a result of the gaps in the Public Health Act.

Source: Standard Digital May 09, 2021 21:23 UTC