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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Ebola: Bakers Task Members On Strict Personal, Environmental Hygiene

Ebola: Bakers Task Members On Strict Personal, Environmental Hygiene

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Mr Jacob Adejorin, Chairman, Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) Lagos Chapter, on Thursday advised bakers to maintain utmost personal hygiene to curtail the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease(EVD).
Adejorin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that this would be in line with the directives of medical practitioners on the EVD.
He said that personal and environmental hygiene were important to efforts to stem the spread of the deadly disease.
“It is high time we bakers doubled our efforts in ensuring that we operate in a clean and healthy environment to prevent the spread of the Ebola disease.
“It is so pertinent that we make the advice public in order to support government’s efforts to make people aware of what to do.
“All overalls, aprons, hand-gloves, and other necessary personal protective gadgets must be provided for use of the bakery personnel and in adequate quantity and properly maintained..Adejorin said that about 90 per cent of Lagos residents eat bread daily.