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Food Safety
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Addressing Food Adulteration in Nigeria’s Informal Market
Nigeria's informal food sector faces a crisis as widespread food adulteration causes major health risks, requiring urgent regulatory reform and public awareness.
Deceptive Practices: Fish Sellers Using Toxic Dyes to Simulate Freshness
Desperate fish vendors are using industrial dyes to mask decaying seafood, posing significant health risks to consumers and sparking calls for better market infrastructure.
Five Nigerian Foods That Require Careful Consumption
While Nigerian cuisine is culturally significant, experts caution that proper preparation and moderation are vital when consuming staples like fufu, suya, palm oil, fried snacks, and kunu to avoid health risks.
Living Through the US Cyclospora Outbreak: A Daily Struggle
A massive US outbreak of the intestinal parasite cyclospora has left thousands infected and residents struggling with health concerns and deep distrust of official findings.
NAFDAC Confiscates Two Vegetable Oil Tankers Carrying Diesel in Lagos
NAFDAC has detained two tankers in Lagos after discovering they were used to transport diesel despite being officially designated exclusively for edible vegetable oil.
Taco Bell pulls lettuce from US menus amid parasite outbreak
Taco Bell is removing lettuce from its menu in several US states as a precautionary measure during an outbreak of a parasitic infection linked to contaminated food.
FCCPC Shuts Down Three Milk Plants in Onitsha for Health Violations
The FCCPC has sealed three milk factories in Onitsha, arrested an owner, and seized equipment following reports of unhygienic and hazardous production practices.
US health authorities struggle to pinpoint source of parasite causing severe diarrhoea outbreak
Public health officials in the US are having difficulty identifying the source of a widespread cyclosporiasis outbreak that has affected thousands, with experts citing long incubation periods and reduced surveillance funding as key challenges.
BPP Introduces Strict Food Procurement Standards and Warns Against Poor Quality Supplies
The Bureau of Public Procurement has rolled out new national guidelines to standardize food quality for public institutions, promising strict legal action against suppliers who provide substandard items.
NAFDAC Issues Urgent Warning Regarding Food Safety Hazards in Nigeria
NAFDAC Director-General Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye is calling for national action to combat the risks of unsafe food, emphasizing the need for shared responsibility from farm to table to prevent foodborne illness.