Few days after the Lagos State government banned the use of styrofoam, Oyo State Government on Monday joined to ban the use of Styrofoam for food services, storage, and other related purposes in the state.
It was gathered that the state House of Assembly had, on Thursday, February 8, 2024, urged the state government to ban the use of styrofoam for food purposes in the state.
It, therefore, inaugurated the Food Safety Compliance Enforcement Task Force to oversee the enforcement of food safety rules and regulations in the state.
The state Commissioner for Health, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, who made this announcement during the Food Safety Stakeholders Forum, and the inauguration of the task force, held at the conference room of the ministry, Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, the state capital, said the decision was part of government efforts to uphold food safety standards in the state.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Akintunde Ayinde, Ajetunmobi said, prevention is better and cheaper than cure; hence the need for people to adhere strictly to food standards to save lives in the state.
