Submit Veteriinary Health Certificate, Lagos Directs Food Vendors

In order to ensure that animals are slaughtered under hygenic conditions, the Lagos State Government has directed major food vendors in the state to submit veterinary health certificate trade of meat to the state Ministry of Agriculture.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal made the announcement on Sunday, in Lagos.

He said this is to certain that animal had been slaughtered under hygienic conditions as well as sanitising the meat value chain.

He said’ “Veterinary divisional heads have also been mandated to identify meat vending outlets that are major distributors and retailers of meat within their respective divisions.

“They are to issue letters of notice containing a moratorium on the need for them to change their meat supply protocol to reflect the new policy.

“We have mandated our veterinary officers to do periodic and systematic inspection of these facilities within their jurisdictions.

“They must ensure that meats emanating from their divisions, which must come from mechanised facilities, are issued the veterinary health certificate for trade of meat.”