Times Of Swaziland: DIRTY SNACKS SOLD TO KIDS

DIRTY SNACKS SOLD TO KIDS
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Editor on 21/11/2024 09:30:00


Sir,
I recently watched an investigative programme on TV where they found pseudo
businesspeople manufacturing snacks that are for sale to children in schools.
The businesses were found operating in slum like workshops behind their filthy
outlets. It was horrifying to discover that our children are eating dirty and
contaminated food. Since we have no company manufacturing such snacks in
Eswatini, there is reason to believe these dirty snacks also infiltrate our
market. I think the best solution is to stop these snacks at entry points. We
must now allow them in, especially in the era of health challenges. One
contagious disease can easily lead to lockdowns and economic turmoil. Our
children need to eat snacks packaged safely. We must ensure that these companies
are also authorised to sell and trade in food. The pictures I saw in the
investigative programme were horrible in that some of these businesses even used
their feet to process the snacks.
Consuming
I have also been informed that some fizzy drinks are made in these workshops.
One may think he is consuming a favourite drink, yet it is the filth that these
businesspeople make and serve to our people. Consumers must be careful if these
businesspeople sell to them extremely cheap food stuffs. Pricing is the first
sign of possible counterfeighting. We must stop this at early possible stages,
before people get sick. Recently, it was said that dog meet was also included in
worse to increase its weight.  This is also a terrible development, because no
one would sacrifice his healthy dog for this. It means the stray dogs are being
used for this purpose. Eventually, when dogs go for rabbies vaccination, the
people must also get the shot. Let us do something to protect the food that we
ear and deal with the capitalists in a decisive manner.
Lomanjonjo