Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) urges food-sector employers and workers to stop discriminating against people living with HIV, saying HIV is not transmitted through food. The agency warns that stigma and workplace exclusion are harmful and unnecessary, and that employers should treat workers with HIV fairly.
LSACA delivers the message during sensitisation activities with food-sector stakeholders, emphasising that the virus does not spread through preparing, handling, or serving food. The agency frames the guidance as part of broader efforts to improve public understanding of HIV transmission routes and to encourage inclusive workplace practices across Lagos. While the outlets focus on the same core warning—that HIV is not a food-safety risk—both present LSACA’s call as a response to ongoing discrimination in the sector rather than a change in health guidance.
Overall, the reporting agrees that LSACA is promoting anti-stigma measures in workplaces connected to food service, anchored in the scientific position that HIV is not food-borne.
