Methyl Bromide: NAFDAC Bans Product As A Fumigant For Pests - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 21, 2019
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration andControl, NAFDAC has announced ban on methyl bromide as a pest control fumigant.
A statement by Director General of the agency Moji Adeyeyesaid that the fumigant was toxic and dangerous to human health. She said thatmethyl bromide could cause incalculable damage to the nervous system.
Adeyeye added that its odourless nature, and the fact thatsymptoms of its damage to the human body took a long time to manifest made itmore dangerous.
She said that the agency was presently carrying outsurveillance aimed at identifying importers of the dangerous pesticide forsanction.
She advised farmers and importers and dealers inagricultural inputs to desist from using methyl bromide, urging them to contactthe closest NAFDAC office to them for safer alternatives.