The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) don warn Naija People to stop to dey use paracetamol to cook meat and beans.
NAFDAC cordinator in Kwara State Mrs Roseline Ajayi yarn dis tori for sensitisation programme for fast food operators and food vendors.
Make Una read wetin im yarn ;
“The use of paracetamol to tenderise meat and beans while cooking may be considered as a way to cut cost, but with grevious and unprecedented health implications, which include liver and kidney failure.
“Foods are not drugs and it’s a necessity for life, while drug is indicated for or against ailment.
“When drug is used for cooking, it is hydrolyzed or broken down into components, which include 4-aminophenol, a highly toxic chemical to the kidney and liver.
“NAFDAC is compelled to respond to the emerging food safely issues, which is capable of consuming the health of several unsuspecting and innocent victims and citizens.”
