NAFDAC Warns Nigerians on Health Risks of Sniper to Preserve Foodstuffs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) weekend warned Nigerians to stop using sniper and other related brands of Dichlorvos (DDVP) to preserve foodstuffs.
Noting that this was common among foodstuff distributors and retailers, the agency said this was dangerous to human health which can lead to death.
The Resident Media Consultant to NAFDAC, Mr. Sayo Akintola, in a statement said the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has pointed out grave dangers in the use snipers by grain merchants and beans aggregators, including fish sellers.
Adeyeye pointed out the health implication of use of snipers in preserving food as “weakness, headache, tightness in the chest, blurred vision, salivation, sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, eye and skin irritation, eye pain, runny nose, lack of appetite, dizziness, convulsions, low blood pressure, and possibly death.”
She said that this was why the agency took measures in immediate ban on importation and manufacture of sniper and related drugs for food preservation.
Noting that this was common among foodstuff distributors and retailers, the agency said this was dangerous to human health which can lead to death.
The Resident Media Consultant to NAFDAC, Mr. Sayo Akintola, in a statement said the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has pointed out grave dangers in the use snipers by grain merchants and beans aggregators, including fish sellers.
Adeyeye pointed out the health implication of use of snipers in preserving food as “weakness, headache, tightness in the chest, blurred vision, salivation, sweating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, eye and skin irritation, eye pain, runny nose, lack of appetite, dizziness, convulsions, low blood pressure, and possibly death.”
She said that this was why the agency took measures in immediate ban on importation and manufacture of sniper and related drugs for food preservation.
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