Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye gave the warning through a statement signed by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, on Tuesday.
Adeyeye stressed that leaving cooked food beyond three days in the refrigerator exposed such food to contamination by disease-causing pathogens, leading to foodborne diseases that can lead to death.
“She (Prof Adeyeye) urged Nigerians to refrain from storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days, warning that cooked food stored in the refrigerator for days is susceptible to contamination by disease-causing pathogens, key agents of foodborne diseases that can lead to death,” the statement read.
