The discussion on food matters this week focused on brominated vegetable oil in carbonated beverages (BVO) and whether it should be banned in soft drinks. A question was asked, "What is Brominated Vegetable Oil?" It was a surprise to learn that it's used in soft...
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Fight Against Food Fraud is a Corroborative Task – GM, LASCOPA
This month's NIFST Lagos chapter meeting held on February 25th, 2024, at NAFDAC Zone, was quite informative. The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) is a government body in Lagos, Nigeria, tasked with safeguarding consumers' rights, ensuring fair business...
CLEANING AND SANITATION TECHNIQUES (A guide to achieve sanitary condition in a facility).
Cleaning: This is the physical act of removing dirt, debris, stains from a particular surface to achieve a desired level of cleanliness. Cleaning can be one or all of these: scrapping, blowing, sweeping, wiping, washing etc. One common thing all these methods listed...
Special Lifetime Impact Award For Oloye Ladipo On Her Centenary Mark.
On the 23rd day of February 2024, NIFST SPECIAL DELEGATION visited a dear passionate member of the trustees of NIFST with the sole purpose of celebrating her achieving a great landmark of centenary and presented a Special Lifetime Impact Award to OLOYE VIOLET IYABODE...
Government Ban On Use Of Styrofoam For Food Packaging: What Are Safer Substitutes?
The discussion held on Food matters expressed concerns about the government's ban on Styrofoam without little or no substitute for similar affordable food packaging material. The safety of plastic takeaway packs for hot foods and the use of aluminum foil for moi-moi...
Achieving Healthy Nutrition Lifestyle In Nigeria With The Current Food Inflation: Alternatives And Way Forward.
This week on Food Matters; discussions on achieving a healthy nutrition lifestyle in Nigeria amidst food inflation brought up some interesting points. An emphasis on the importance of home gardening and farming to combat the rampant use of harmful chemical...