Administrators FlyJ Posted September 15, 2017 Administrators Share Posted September 15, 2017 A dietician and food expert, John Tehinse has warned Nigerians against cooking Moi-moi and other foods in nylons as it produced dioxins, a toxic substance that causes cancer. Tehinse 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. In his lecture entitled: “Food Safety Control System in Nigeria”, he said that cooking Moin-moin in nylon had become widespread while people were unaware of the dangers. The food safety expert said nylons or cellophane bags produced dioxins when heated, adding “they are a group of chemically-related compounds that are persistent environmental pollutants (POPs)’’. Tehinse further warned that dioxins were highly toxic and could cause reproductive and developmental problems, damage the immune system, interfere with hormones and also cause cancer. He advised 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 said. Source To the moi moi lovers out there... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calllaris Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Use Organic leaves instead, even better than the aluminium foil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted September 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted September 15, 2017 1 hour ago, FlyJ said: To the moi moi lovers out there... Hahahaha. That would be moi 😊 Point taken aunty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrmd Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Neverrrr will i ever stop... I will still continue to eat my moi moi and okpa lol... It is not every time you will find moi moi leaf or tin can 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted September 16, 2017 Moderators Share Posted September 16, 2017 Hahahaha as in ehn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suavity Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Hmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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