A Nigerian dietician and food safety expert, named John Tehinse has warned Nigerians against cooking foods in nylons as it produced dioxins, a toxic substance that causes cancer.
The food expert gave the warning on Tuesday in Ilorin at an awareness campaign on food safety organised by the Food Safety Awareness Campaign Initiatives, funded by the European Union, and in his lecture entitled: “Food Safety Control System in Nigeria”, the dietician said that cooking Moin-moin in nylon had become widespread while people were unaware of the dangers.
He further said nylons or cellophane bags produced dioxins when heated, while adding that “they are a group of chemically-related compounds that are persistent environmental pollutants (POPs)’’.
He also warned that dioxins were highly toxic and could cause reproductive and developmental problems, damage the immune system, interfere with hormones and also cause cancer, while advising people to use the traditional leaves to cook the food.
“Food business is not only to make money but a calling to protect public health and ensure what they offer to consumers is safe,” he added.
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