JUST IN: NAFDAC Gives Fresh Warning On Consumption Of Palm Oil

GIOTV reports that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the consumption of foods and drugs which are harmful to their health.

The NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the warning at a sensitization campaign in the North Central zone held in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Thursday.Adeleye, who took the campaign to major markets and roads in the state capital, said the aim was to protect Nigerians against the negative effects of unwholesome food, harmful cosmetics, fake medical products, poor water, and other substandard regulated products.

The NAFDAC DG added that some traders, in an attempt to make a profit, mixed palm oil with Azo dye, a cancer-causing agent, to make it look beautifully reddish and attractive to consumers.

She said, “If you see any vegetable oil that sleeps, that is a potential killer because NAFDAC will never license any vegetable oil with that characteristic. They also use sniper on meat, fish, and beans to prevent flies from perching and eradicate weevils. Such products are dangerous when they are consumed.“The vegetable oil that has been transported in kerosene tanker is hazardous and using potassium bromide to bake bread kills slowly. Consumption of excessive oil and use of formalin on food has its associated health hazards,” the NAFDAC boss, who was represented at the event by the Director, North Central of the agency, Mrs. Bolaji Abayomi, stated.She further cautioned Nigerians on the dangers of buying medicines from hawkers rather than licensed pharmacies and medicine stores.