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The Minister of Public
Health Mama Fouda has issued a communiqué closing down some bakeries in the
North West Region. The communiqué ordered the complete closure of four bakeries
while fifteen were suspended and fourteen others warned. According to what we
gathered, the bakeries were ordered to shutdown following allegations that most
of the bakeries in the North West region allegedly used saccharine (potassium bromated,
carcinogene product) in producing
bread, which health Minister says is harmful. A total of 33 bakeries were found wanting for
the non respect of hygienic conditions and other related malpractices in the
sector. It is alleged that the use of these potassium bromated causes cancer.
This according to some health experts could put the health situation in danger
given the level of consumption of bread.
The four bakeries closed
down include Ben Bakery-Batibo, Winners’ Bakery-Batibo, Family Modern
Bakery-Mbengwi and Saint Bernard Bakery Bamenda II.
Those that have been
suspended till further notice are Our Lady Bakery-Bafut, Best Bread-Bali,
International Bakery-B’da II, Our Favourite Bakery-Bda II, Pee Bread-Bamenda
III, Muchou Bread-Bda II, Confidence Bakery-Bda III, Ferdinand Special
Bread-Bda III, Glorious Bakery Bda II, MECIG Bakery-Bda III, Young Boy Bakery-Bda
III, Molo Molo, C & Bros, Alhadji Bakery-Batibo and Muswe Bakery.
On the list of 15
bakeries that have been warned features SAJOCAH-Bafut, Emmanuel Sisters-Bafut,
Kave, Prince, A&G, Osaka, Best Bread, Imagine, Patisserie Bakery, King
Claude, Top Star, Omeka, Mr. Barker, Abi Falls.
It is feared that the
situation in Bui, Donga Mantung and Menchum could be precarious given some of
these tablets (they call them) come from Nigeria. Public opinion has been
wondering whether the inspection team also visited bakeries in these divisions
given that from all indications the inspection might have been limited to Mezam
and Momo.
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