Tuesday 17th September, 2019
By
Comfort Sena Fetrie, GNA
Tamale, Sept. 17, GNA – Food Operators in
the Northern Region have been urged to ensure hygienic preparation and
processing to prevent selling contaminated foods to their customers.
Dr Patricia Owusu-Darko, the Director of
Graduate School at the Kumasi Technical University, told the vendors to ensure
the safety and wholesomeness of food during preparation and processing stages
to prevent bacteria contamination, which was harmful to human health.
She said this during a sensitization
programme for the informal food and beverage sectors in Tamale, organised by
the Ghana Tourism Authority, in partnership with the Ghana Tourism Federation.
The event was to encourage the food vendors
and operators to improve on the quality of service within the informal sector
and enhance their skills.
Dr Owusu-Darko advised them to provide safe
and healthy foods to their consumers to improve on their health.
“Consumers also have the right to expect the
food they eat to be safe and suitable for consumption,” she said.
She urged them to practice hand washing with
soap when cooking and serving customers to avoid contamination and poisoning.
GNA
