Stop Cutting Your Vegetables At The Market; Nutritionists Warns Nigeria About Health Risk
Citing unhygienic conditions and the risk of contamination, nutrition experts have asked Nigerians to stop having vegetables sliced in open markets without first washing them.
Apart from increasing the risk of food poisoning, the nutritionists warned that slicing vegetables in open markets before washing them could lead to the loss of vital nutrients and introduce harmful microorganisms into the body due to poor hygiene.
The food safety experts explained that vegetables should be washed under running water before being cut and handled with the utmost care, from the point of harvest to the consumer’s plate.
It is common to see Nigerians ask vegetable sellers to slice their vegetables at the point of purchase, whether in markets or by the roadside, a practice that raises hygiene and food safety concerns.
The World Health Organisation says unsafe food contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemical substances can cause more than 200 diseases, ranging from diarrhoea to cancer.
The global health body, in June 2026, disclosed that unsafe food causes 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths annually, with young children at the highest risk.
“Unsafe food results in a vicious cycle of disease and malnutrition, particularly affecting infants, young children, older people and the sick,” the WHO said.…Keep reading the full & the viral video now.
