Nigerian lawmakers worry over 53,000 annual deaths linked to unsafe food
The lawmakers urged the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) to strengthen surveillance, inspection and certification across the country’s food production value chain.
Adopting the motion without debate, the House urged the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, NAFDAC, SON and the NCDC to strengthen nationwide surveillance, routine inspections and certification processes covering the entire food production and distribution chain.
In addition, the House urged the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to intensify investment in clean and potable water supply, as well as sanitation infrastructure, to reduce contamination associated with unsafe food and water.
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