Lagosians warned against use of rusty, poorly fabricated pepper-grinding machines

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency, LASCOPA, has warned operators of capsicum and mill grinding machines crossed the authorities against utilizing rusty, corroded and poorly fabricated equipment, saying specified machines could contaminate nutrient and airs wellness risks to consumers.

In a connection on Monday, the bureau besides urged operators to regenerate accepted cast-iron and unsuitable locally fabricated machines with stainless-steel and different due food-grade equipment.

The General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of LASCOPA, Afolabi Solebo, Esq., gave the informing pursuing concerns raised astatine the Lagos State Food Safety Conference and Exhibition 2026.

The league was held nether the theme, ‘From Burden to Solutions – Safe Food Everywhere’.

Solebo said the wide usage of capsicum and mill grinding machines by households, nutrient vendors, restaurants, hospitals, boarding schools, caterers, traders and small-scale nutrient businesses made compliance with basal food-safety standards necessary.

“Worn, rusty oregon corroded grinding instrumentality could summation the hazard of metallic contamination, portion accumulated nutrient residues, ungraded and grease from previ...