The National Agency for Food and Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned against storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days.
The warning against the prevalent practice was handed down by NAFDAC’s Director General, Prof Moji Adeyeye, via a statement on Tuesday the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola signed.
In it, Adeyeye said cooked food stored in the refrigerator for days has the tendency to be contaminated by disease-causing pathogens, key agents of foodborne diseases that can lead to death.
The statement issued in commemoration of the 2024 World Food Safety Day themed, ‘Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected’, partly read, “She however, urged Nigerians to refrain from storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days, warning that cooked food stored in the refrigerator for days is susceptible to contamination by disease-causing pathogens, key agents of foodborne diseases that can lead to death.”
Continued: “Let us all stay true to the statements ‘food safety is everyone’s business’ and ‘food safety is a shared responsibility’ as we celebrate this year’s World Food Safety Day. Working together, we will continue to strengthen our food safety system, ensuring its resilience, robustness, and preparedness for the unexpected.”
