Accra, Sept. 4 GNA - The Concerned Citizen Association of Ghana (CCAG), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Thursday called on the Tourist Board, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) and the District Assemblies in the Greater-Accra Region to join efforts to curb the unhygienic practices of food vendors.
A statement signed by the President of the CCAG, Mr Joseph Yaw Aidoo said it was important that those, who prepare and sell food to the public, especially chop bar operators, be examined and be issued with health certificates before they are allowed to operate. The unhygienic practices of chop bar and drinking bar operators and the fact that some of the chop bars were operating close to public toilets and refuse dumps should be enough to attract the attention of the authorities.
The statement said the issue of ensuring good sanitation at chop bars and drinking bars should not be negotiable and as such the Tourist Board, AMA and allied agencies should act immediately as the majority of ordinary workers patronised these places due to low income. The Association called on the Tourist Board to apply the same zeal and commitment that it used to inject sanity into the operation of big hotels to regulate chop and drinking bars.
