The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians about the use of snipers for food storage.
The Director General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, in a statement issued on Sunday, emphasised the negative impact associated with dichlorvos (sniper), a chemical mostly used by traders to safeguard food from spoilage.
The statement reads in part: “The misuse of dichlorvos poses significant risks to human health, manifesting in both short-term and long-term consequences.