Action was taken against an in...

Action was taken against an institution that was found to be storing chicken meat of unknown origin in a warehouse and preparing it for consumption.
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January 9/2018

In the control and monitoring work carried out by the Food and Health Control Directorate of the Addis Ababa Food and Drug Authority, the special location of the Old Bulgaria Mazoriya area of ​​Kirkos Sub-City, Woreda 04, action was taken against an institution that was found to be storing chicken meat of unknown origin in a warehouse and preparing it for consumption in a kitchen that was not hygienic and did not maintain general hygiene.

The Food and Health Control Directorate of the Authority, Ato Estefanos Getachew, said that the institution was found to be processing the chicken meat it needed in a very unhygienic manner, that the refrigerators it used were broken, had no lids, were not calibrated, and did not have a certificate of competency for the service provided by the institution, that the source of the chicken meat was unknown, and that many of the products were stored and packaged in a warehouse.

Ato Estefanos added that the employees working at the institution had not undergone health checks, did not have full work clothes, and that the entire premises and building were not suitable for preparing chicken meat and had hygiene and management problems.

Ato Estefanos added that three samples were taken from the receiving, processing and storage areas to ensure the health of the product and that measures were taken to seal the facility.

He indicated that if the next sample taken is not healthy, the entire product will be destroyed and the entire facility will not continue in its current state and content.