Plateau Signs Partnership To Curb Food Contamination
The Plateau state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Baamlong, said the state government has partnered with Heifer International to set up a large cold room for safer food storage and reduce contamination.
Baamlong said the partnership will promote food safety among Plateau citizens.
He disclosed this on Friday in Jos, during the health ministry’s commemoration of the 2025 World Food Safety Day with the theme “Food Safety: Science in Action”.
He added that the ministry carried out a sensitization walk to create awareness on the importance of keeping food safe.
The commissioner said the cold room facility located at the Farin Gada Market will enable traders to preserve their agricultural produce from bacterial, fungal and parasitic infestation.
According to him, “The cold room plays a crucial role in minimizing food poisoning by slowing down the growth of harmful bacteria by maintaining food at safe temperatures. It significantly reduces the risk of foodborne illnesses as it prevents the multiplication of harmful bacteria that can lead to food poisoning.
Baamlong added that the safety of food depended on the application of good practices and good communication along the food chain from production to consumption.
He further stated that the theme for the 2025 World Food Safety Day was apt, as science helps in the management and mitigation of the risk microorganisms posed to humans through the food.
Baamlong added that food safety is a collective right and responsibility.
Plateau Signs Partnership To Curb Food Contamination is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
