News Summary

• Nutrition experts have asked Nigerians to stop having vegetables sliced in open markets without first washing them.
• The food safety experts explained that vegetables should be washed under running water before being cut and handled with the utmost care.
• It is common to see Nigerians ask vegetable sellers to slice their vegetables at the point of purchase, whether in markets or by the roadside.
• The World Health Organisation says unsafe food contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances can cause more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancer.