Health

The Chairman, Traders Association, Gwagwalada Area Council, Mr Ifeanyi Ikpacha, has called on meat sellers and abattoir operators to embrace good hygiene practices by providing healthy meat to consumers.

Ikpacha made this call in Gwagwalada on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after a sensitisation programme on ‘Food handling and Sanitation’ for traders in the area.

According to him, the association is also saddled with the responsibility to ensure the preparation of healthy food items to consumers in the area for a healthy living.

“The sensitisation is aimed at helping the meat sellers and traders take proactive steps to curtail unhealthy habits of food handling and ensure a clean environment.

“The association has also been sensitising the traders and residents on the dangers of indiscriminate disposal of refuse.

“We tell them to make the unkempt shops and environment clean to enhance environmental cleanliness and promote a healthy living.

“They should consider its health implications on human lives and also know that indiscriminate dumping of refuse can increase flooding in the city as well,” he said.

However, he explained that the association had vowed to ensure that consumers always purchase healthy food items while food sellers embrace hygiene.

The chairman advised traders to always keep their dustbins tight and cover them at all times as debris from uncovered dustbins might drop into the gutters.

Besides, he urged the traders to always clean the gutters and canals in their immediate environment for the good health of the citizens.