Kenyans urged to stop wrapping meat with newspapers as medics review its unhygienic.

There has been an outbreak of cholera in the country and Kenyans are being warned against using Newspapers as “meat-wrappers” as it is a health hazard. Medics site the printing press, the mode of transportation used and the different locations that the paper will pass through, they come into contact with disease causing germs. All this is being said to be another cause of spreading cholera which is already taking over most of the slum areas in the country. Everyone is being adviced to stick to the main purpose of newspapers.

Andrew Suleh, Chair of the board at Health Rights Advocacy Forum says the practice of wrapping meat with newspapers should be outlawed in the country.

“Health Message Wrapping meat using newspapers can spread cholera,” says Dr Suleh, who has been at the forefront in the ongoing fight against cholera in the country.

Newspapers are a final product from recycled paper that might have been contaminated with harmful chemicals that are feared to cause digestive problems and also lead to severe toxicity. According to the health experts’ remarks, recycled paper may be contaminated with harmful chemicals and also the printing ink is said to be harmful too.

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