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1,202 food vendors undergo screening

About 1,202 food vendors in the Offinso have been screened for early detection of typhoid, intestinal worms, infections and other diseases to ensure that the vendors prepare food and sell food under hygienic conditions

Date Created : 1/31/2020 2:49:40 AM : Story Author : Emmanuel Buorokuu/Ghanadistricts.com

The exercise was executed by Alpha Beta Charisma Medicare limited under the direct supervision of the Environmental and Sanitation Unit of the Offinso North district assembly.

In an interview with Ghanadistricts.com, the Environmental officer of the district, Mr. Emmanuel Kwaku Boateng, said the medical screening was an important measure in checking the spread of diseases from food vendors to their patrons.

The number of food vendors in the area is unknown. He said the department has intensified its monitoring programme to ensure that people prepared and sold food under hygienic conditions.

Food vendors, no doubt, provide many Ghanaians with affordable meals, but the recent invisible signs of unhygienic practices have prompted calls for the Offinso North district assembly to strictly enforce its bye-laws and ensure that the people in the area get value for money.

Vendors who passed the screening exercise were issues with certificates after the two weeks of exercise.