The Lagos State Government has warned Lagosians against
eating unearth and contaminated chicken that are in circulation within the
state as they pose a serious health risk to everyone.
Mr. Toyin Suarau Commissioner
for Agriculture, said some imported
poultry products that are contaminated were seized by the Nigeria Customs
Service in and buried but were later disinterred by some people who planned to sell them to
unsuspecting members of the public.
The commissioner disclosed this on Saturday while receiving
officials of the National Orientation Agency who came to inform Lagosians about
the dangers of consuming the contaminated food.
The commissioner said the imported poultry produce was
preserved with chemicals like formalin which was poisonous, adding that it
could lead to slow death.
He added that the poisonous products were not as nutritious
as freshly processed poultry meat because imported poultry meat had been
preserved for months and years with dangerous chemicals.
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