The Lagos State Government has warned residents against the consumption of exhumed and contaminated poultry produce that are in circulation in the state as they pose a serious health risk.
According to Mr. Toyin Suarau, Commissioner for Agriculture, "some imported contaminated products were seized by the Nigeria Customs Service in Badagry but were later exhumed by some people who planned to sell them to unsuspecting members of the public. The imported poultry produce was preserved with chemicals like formalin which was poisonous, that it could lead to slow death".
Suarau said the poisonous products were not as nutritious as freshly processed poultry meat because imported poultry meat had been preserved for months and years with dangerous chemicals.
The commissioner, while reiterating the state government’s commitment towards ensuring food security for residents of Lagos, vowed that the state government would not relent in its quest to improve the quality of life of citizens.
Suarau, however, disclosed that the state government would work in collaboration with the Federal Government to ensure that the sensitisation exercise was successful.
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