This document outlines the procedures and objectives for sanitary inspections of food premises in Nigeria. It defines food premises and types of food premises that should be inspected. The objectives of inspections are to protect worker and public health, ensure food safety, and enforce relevant laws. Inspections examine facilities, food handling practices, worker hygiene and health, food storage, and documentation. Inspectors use various tools and test kits and follow legal provisions from acts and regulations. Inspection reports are submitted in a timely, objective and accurate manner. The overall goal is to improve food safety and public health.
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Sanitary Inspection of Food Premises
1. SANITARY INSPECTION OF FOOD PREMISES
Sanitarian Isah Adamu
LEHO, MPH, PhD (in view), MSc (in view), BSc, DPH mseh
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A 2-DAY THEMATIC MANDATORY CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (MCPDP) FOR REGISTERED
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TECHNICIANS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH ASSISTANTS IN NIGERIA
ORGANISED BY
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS REGISTRATION COUNCIL OF
NIGERIA (EHORECON), ABUJA
Auditorium, Arewa House, Kaduna, Kaduna State
8th to 9th August, 2017
2. Presentation Outline
• Definitions
• Objectives of Sanitary Inspection of F.P.
• Types of Food Premises
• Why Inspection of Food Premises
• Purpose of Food Premises Inspection
• Provisions of the Law
• Enforcement
• Reporting
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3. Definitions
• Inspection of Food Premises: The process of
carrying out an official critical examination
of Food-vending premises for detection and
abatement of nuisance(s) for the purpose of
eliminating its/their potential negative
impact on consumers and the environment
• Food Premises: A place (stationery or
mobile) where food
(stored/raw/prepared/cooked) is sold for
public consumption
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4. Types of Food Premises
• Raw food Stores (Ware-housing etc)
• Food Depots (Soft drink; packaged food)
• Meat shop
• Suya spot
• Restaurant
• Food canteen
• Mobile canteen
• Bakery
• Mobile groceries van
• Meat processing Industry
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6. Objectives of F.P. Inspection
• Primary
– Protect workers from ill health, injuries &
deformities
– Promote workers’ health and well-being
– Make Food premises in sanitary conditions
– Keep away pathogens , vectors, pests &
toxicants
– Eliminate hazards
– Improve aesthetics
– Inform, Educate & Enlighten
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7. Objectives of F.P. Inspection
• Secondary
– Prevent morbidity in the community
(immediate & remote)
– Prevent mortality in the community
(immediate & remote)
– Improve the health status of communities
– Enforcement
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8. Objectives of F.P. Inspection
• Tertiary
– Preserve the Integrity of the food chain
– Reduce poverty
– Improve economy (prosperity)
– Improve tourism
– Research & Development
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9. WHO Global burden of diseases
(Africa)
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0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Suspected Cholera cases (reported)
Cholera cases (confirmed)
Series1
10. WHO Global burden of diseases
(Europe)
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0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Chemical /toxin
Invasive Infectious Disease Agent
Helminths
Diarrheal Disease Agents
Series1
12. Purpose of FPI
• Identification of Contaminants/Hazards
– Biological
– Chemical
– Physical
• Noise; temperature; radiation; ergonomics etc
– Psychosocial
• Workload; work schedules; break time; meals etc
• Risk Assessment:
• Prescribe Control Measures:
– Elimination
– Substitution – of process, machine, material
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13. Purpose 2
• Ensure Workers’ Safety:
– Provision & use of PPE
– Machines protection
– Safety plan & instruction (hand/wall bills)
– Educational activities (workshops, FGDs etc)
– Provision for Workers’ health and well-being
• Safety of End Products
• Safety of Bye products
• Wastes containment measures – Liquid;
Gaseous & Solid
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14. Purpose 3
• Check Food Fraud
– Pottasium bromate in Bread baking with
Ascorbic Acid
– Sudan III in Palm Oil for more redening
– Donkey Meat presented as Beaf
– Dead Animals like Chicken, Goat, Cow etc
cooked and sold
– Pork presented as Beaf
– Untreated well water packaged for sale
– Poultry with expired Shelf life sold
– Condemned (buried) meat exhumed and sold
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15. Purpose 3
• Check Food Fraud
– Soup unrefrigerated for 2 or more days re-heated and
sold out
– fake renown brand packs used in packaging inferior food
items
– Fresh eggs mixed with Rotten eggs
– Red oil used in reddening local rice variety which is then
packaged in fake bags and presented as imported brand
– Saccharine used in place of Sugar for baking especially of
Bread
– Diseased Animal slaughtered and sold out
– Meat soaked in water over-night to swell up
– Soya Bean powder presented as powdered Milk
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16. Provisions of the Law
Public Health Laws of NN - 1963
State Environmental Sanitation Edicts – 1990s
NAFDAC Regulations
NEHPR 2016
NPGFS – 2005
NPFS - 2014
National Standard for Drinking Water Quality –
2007
Factories Act 1987
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17. Factories Act 1987
PART IV - WELFARE (GENERAL PROVISIONS)
40. Supply of drinking water
46. Meals in certain dangerous trades
50. Power to take samples
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18. NEHPR 2016 (PART IV -Food
Sanitation)
40 – Food Sanitation
41 – Registration of Food
premises
42 – Permit to operate Food
outlet
43 – Sanitation of Food
premises
44 – Food premises to be
painted white
45 – Disinfestation of Food
premises
46 – Adequate ventilation
for all food premises
47 – Adequate toilet
facilities for all premises
48 – Provision Wash hand
facilities
49 – Disposable wiping
towel, automatic hand dryer
etc
50 – Supply of Water for
Food premises
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19. NEHPR 2016 (PART IV -Food
Sanitation)..2
51 – Personal Hygiene of
Food premises
52 – Medical Certificate of
fitness
53 – Food handlers suffering
from Infectious diseases
54 – Food handlers’ training
55 – Ideal temperature of
cooked food
56 – Mobile Food Units
57 – Owner of Premises to
comply with EH Regulations
58 – Bread & Other
Confectioneries
59 – Permit for vehicles used
to transport Bread & Other
confectioneries
60 – Protection of Ready to
Eat Foods
61 – Container of ready-to-
eat food to be approved by
the Authority
62 – Penalty
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23. FPI Procedure
• Look closely at food products/materials
– Raw material Stores
– on the shelves
– in fridges and freezers
• Check menus
– Food being cooked
– Cooked food
– Served food
• Inspect papers (documents)
• Talk to staff
• Condition of Super structure & Environ
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