The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area 1 Command, has warned the public against the consumption of smuggled frozen poultry products due to its health implications.
The command’s Comptroller, Mr James Ojo, gave the warning in an interview today in Ota.
According to him, the World Health Organization; Centre for Disease Control and Prevention; Food and the Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, described the consumption of smuggled frozen poultry products as having adverse effects on the health of the people.
The use of unknown or banned chemicals in preserving smuggled poultry can trigger allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.
The comptroller listed some of these chemicals including formaldehyde and other preservatives, which could cause acute and chronic health issues like poisoning, cancer and organ damage.
Ojo admonished smugglers who were into such nefarious business to desist as the Customs would not relent in ensuring that the illicit goods banned by the Federal Government do not come into the country.
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