Even though this is old news, I have brought it here for
emphasis. I have been speaking out against the consumption of kpomo not because
of formalin but the singular fact that it causes colon cancer due to the way it
is prepared. Used car tires are used to burn the meat. Used car tires when
burnt are cancerous agents.
Kpomo Sellers in Sapele confessed to
using mortuary embalming fluid to fatten their kpomo meat so as to make it
increase in size and look more attractive to buyer. This confession was made to
health officers in Sapele in Sapele local government area of Delta State.According to
some of the sellers involved in this act, they said embalming fluid (Formaldehyde)
from mortuary is injected into the cow skin meat after which they soak the Kpomo
in water for a period of time. This process fattens the kpomo and makes it look
delicious.
Formaldehyde is a chemical compound
that is widely used in industrial manufacturing and a number of other
industries. Many people are familiar with it in the form of formalin, an
aqueous solution of formaldehyde that is used as an embalming preservative.
According to
experts, Formaldehyde is toxic, known to cause cancer and a variety of other
health problems, and for this reason, most people make an effort to avoid it.High levels
of exposure can lead to cancer in the long term, and respiratory problems, skin
conditions, and inflammation of the mucus membranes in the short term.
Formaldehyde causes serious health problems. This chemical
is especially dangerous for children.
SOURCE: The Warri Post
The unfortunate thing is that we are
consuming this chemical in large doses in the frozen foods we eat especially
frozen chicken, frozen turkey etc.
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