During our routine inspection as Environmental Health Officers, we visited eight eating premises in third quarter of the year 2023 in Dzodze township and notable among them are Gbogbo at Totsoenyi, Rosemary Foods, Nyame Nti foods at Dzesime, Farisco Chop bar at Ablorme and Mawulikplim Chop bar.
At this food joint, we inspected their medical certificates, number of workers, their uniform, apron, head gears, the types of food prepared, source of water used for cooking, how the water is stored, the store rooms for keeping food stuffs, the type of structure, the lightening and ventilation, arrangement of items, their washrooms, means of storage and disposal of refuse.
Environmental Health Officers also checked the number and condition of drinking cups / glasses, hand washing facilities.
They inquired from them the ways of controlling rodent’s infestation and how food animals are slaughtered before used to prepare food for public consumption.
During these periods, the Officer inspected a number of drinking spots where they checked for cracked glasses, most importantly at the lid, they checked out for dented, blocked, bulged and expired drinks and also checked for their medical certificates of the attendants.
Environmental Health Officer inspected the water used to wash and rinse the glasses and advised them to add lime to the water and change the water frequently.