Ripen Fruits: NAFDAC Warns Against Use Of Carbide - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 3, 2019
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control,NAFDAC has urged fruit sellers to refrain from using calcium carbide to ripenfruits for commercial purpose.
NAFDAC Director-General, Mojisola Adeyeye made the call in astatement in Abuja, saying that using carbide to ripen fruits is dangerous forhuman health.
The NAFDAC boss stated that the warning became necessaryfollowing recent visit by the agency’s inspectors to fruits and vegetablemarket in Mubi, Adamawa State.
She noted that the agency would apply severe sanctions on anyonefound using carbide for fruit ripening.
Calcium carbide is a toxic and highly dangerous, corrosivechemical used industrially in the production of acetylene gas, which burns andproduces light.