Poison: NAFDAC Warns Against Consumption Of Animal Hides, Ponmo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
July 28, 2019
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration andControl, NAFDAC has warned the general public to be careful of the consumptionof animal hides, known as Ponmo.
A statement by the Agency’ Director General, MojisolaAdeyeye, states that most of these animal hides are meant for industrial use.She added that some of these animal hides were pre-treated with industrialchemicals, which were not of food grade and were toxic and injurious to humanhealth.
According to Adeyeye, investigations have revealed that somecompanies legally imported hides from countries like Lebanon and Turkey, whilemajority of the product were smuggled into the country through the porousborders.
The Director General also said livestock farmers were alsoadvised to note that industrial animal hides could not be used to manufactureanimal feed.