Poor hygiene: Ogun threatens to shut down eateries, fast food outlets in 7 days

Ogun Fast food outlets

A photo taken from the environment of one of the fast food outlets in Ogun

By Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta

Ogun Government has given operators of eateries and fast food outlets in the high – brow Oke-Ilewo axis of Abeokuta, the state capital a seven-day ultimatum to stop fouling their immediate environment with unhygienic pollution or face total closure and possible prosecution.

Ogun Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya handed down the ultimatum after an inspection visits to some of the affected eateries and food outlets.

Oresanya said told the operators that they must immediately improve on their operational hygiene so as to safeguard their customers and residents of the state from the risk of food poising resulting from their present condition.

Oresanya said it was discovered during the visits that accumulated fats, oils and grease and other food materials in confined chambers were not scooped daily, thus allowing their breakdown by microbes which releases toxic waste.

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“Aside from this, it was discovered that they were discharging their untreated waste water directly into the public drain, open holes were also seen within their septic tanks holding faecal matters, general poor house- keeping as well as evidence of rat infestation within their stores areas.

Oresanya added that already the state government have taken evidences against the concerned eateries and food outlets in case they need to be prosecuted for poisoning and possible escalation to other federal agencies should they fail to correct and improve on all anomalies pointed out to them within the stipulated days.

Oresanya, assured that Ogun State government monitoring team will continue to enforce the state sanitation laws.

He therefore urged all eateries and food outlets to be on the right side of the law as government will always protect the interest of its residents when it comes to public hygiene and safety.

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