Yam seller fine GH¢600 for selling food without medical clearance

The Somanya Mag­istrate Court has im­posed a GH¢600 fine on Salamatu Mohammed, a fried yam vendor, at Nkurakan in Yilo Krobo Municipality, Eastern Region, for selling food without medical clear­ance.

The food vendor was con­victed of selling food without undergoing medical examina­tion of fitness.

Salamatu pleaded guilty to the charge with selling food without undergoing medical examination of fitness when she appeared before the court, presided over by Mr Derek Ocloo.

Prosecuting, Mr Mar­tin Abotsi, the Yilo Krobo Municipal Assembly Environ­mental Health Officer, said the assembly conducted a medical examination on food handlers to ensure food hygiene and safety in the area.

He said the assembly again embarked on a three-week mop-up exercise.

Mr Abotsi said the accused was severally informed of these exercises, but willfully failed to comply with hygienic practices, under the assembly’s bye-law.

He warned that handling food without undergoing med­ical examination of fitness, posed a threat to public health and, therefore, an offence punishable by law.