Ahmad Tijjani Abdul, Kano
Amidst growing health concern, the Kano State Consumer Protection Council, KCPC on Friday ordered immediate closure of all restaurants, bakery homes, sachet water producing companies and other food processing companies without health certificate.
A statement by Musbahu Aminu Yakasai,
Information Officer KSCPC explained that
the Acting Managing Director of the Council, Hon. Dr. Baffa Babba Dan’agundi gave the directive on Friday afternoon after expiration of a two week-grace issued to all concerned.
Musbahu Aminu Yakasai said that the order became pertinent in-view of a recent discovery of Hepatitis-B and other dangerous communicable diseases among patients working at such restaurants.
Consequently, a matching order has been given to officials to clampdown and shut down such premises that are not certified fit by the State Health Ministry.
This is to further safeguard the lives and health of the people of the state against contracting diseases as a result of patronizing such business premises.
The Consumer Protection Council had last Thursday sealed one restaurant and one suya spot in the metropolis as a result of their staff testing positive to Hepatitis B.
The affected restaurants are Down Town which is located at Bompai road opposite Central Hotel and Alkhairi Siya Spot located at Maiduguri Road in Kano city.
One affected person was identified at Downtown and six persons at Alkhairi Suya spot after a test conducted at the hospital showed positive results.