By Anthionette Abbah
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has lifted the ban on the movement of ruminants and slaughtering of the same for consumption in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region.
The ban was imposed after cases of Anthrax were recorded in the district.
A statement signed by the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Bryan Acheampong, said based on expert advice, the ban on the movement of ruminants and donkeys, slaughtering, sale, and consumption of meat and meat products in the Upper East Region is hereby lifted.
It said notwithstanding this directive, the slaughtering of all animals should be under close supervision of the veterinary and environmental health officers, at designated abattoirs and slaughter slabs.
Food vendors/ restaurants and butchers will be arrested and prosecuted for the sale of meat and meat products of animals whose slaughtering was not supervised by the veterinary or environmental health officers.
All dead animals should be promptly reported to veterinary or environmental health.
The statement also advised the public to desist from eating the meat of animals found dead.
