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Unsafe food kills 53,000 Nigerians yearly — Expert

Unsafe food kills 53,000 Nigerians yearly — Expert

By GhanaSummary NewsroomNigeria

— Experts raise alarm at Lagos food safety conference By Olasunkanmi Akoni and Shekinah Ijile LAGOS — At least 53,000 deaths associated with unsafe food are recorded annually in Nigeria, a food safety expert, Dr Adeniyi Odugbemi, has said.

The expert, Global Director of Quality and Food Safety at Archer Daniels Midland, ADM, stated this yesterday at the fourth Lagos State Food Safety Conference and Exhibition organised by the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency, LASCOPA, at NECA House, Alausa, Lagos.

The panel also identified poor waste management as a major food safety concern in Lagos.

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