Health Alert! Cancer-Causing Tomato Paste Infiltrates Nigerian Market
The House of Representatives has alerted the public on the alleged existence of cancer-causing tomato paste brands imported into the country.
Vanguard reports that Abuja – apparently disturbed by reported importation of fake, substandard and cancer-causing tomato paste into the country the House of Representatives, on Wednesday mandated its Committees on Health Services and Drug and Narcotics to investigate the reported substandard and cancer-causing paste, with a view to identifying their importers as well as promoters and distributors.
The committees are to report back to the House for further legislative input within three weeks.
The resolution followed the adoption of a motion under matters of urgent public importance moved on the floor of the House yesterday by Hon Ossai Nicholas Ossai (PDP, Delta State).
Hon Osai, while referring to a publication in a national newspaper of May 9, 2016, alleged that there was a cabal that had boasted that nothing could stop them from importing the fake and substandard tomato paste into the country.
He added that the causing tomato paste had flooded the Nigerian markets and have very cheap prices.
According to him: “this ugly development of importation of cancer-infested tomato paste is killing a lot of Nigerians and it is reported that this mafia group is collaborating with few indigenous manufacturers in Nigeria who are being used as a cover up to distribute the killer products.”
He further explained that this has compelled the shutting down of many, genuine indigenous tomato paste processing companies in Nigeria which have resulted to laying off of over 50 per cent of their staff.
”Section 5 subsections (a) to (e) and (I) of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control Act has given NAFDAC the onerous task of ensuring that fake and substandard food items are not found within the Nigerian markets.
”This is in conformity with Order XViii Rules 160 (2) (n) of the Standing Orders of the House of the Representatives.”
goodness me! please three weeks is very far! and what is the name of this tomato paste? hmm naijaaaaa!
This is crazy, we have SON and NAFDAC in this country, what’s their duties? do people just resume in their offices everyday for no reason? must our lives be put on the line all the time because the people in charge ain’t doing their duties? This country is so annoying.
God save us
Hmmmm
Na wao
What is the work of our food regulation board!? This country is a huge joke aswear.
this is serious….nigeria
If they really want to save Nigerians they should public the brand, what are they hiding it for? All these grammar and quoting of law won’t help. They should just say Nigerians, stop buying XYZ tomato paste cos it causes cancer. Shikena!
Please what Is the name of the tomato paste. Incomplete info,.who did it kill please? Joblessness… So we should stop buying cheap tomato paste and go for the expensive ones. Have our salaries increased? Pls repent
Hmmm not now that fresh tomatoes is expensive. All they need do is to find out the brand name and publish it to create awareness to the public
Nawa oo
Na wa o.d govt wnts 2 kill us.fresh tomatoes s lyk gold we ve gone bck 2 using tin n paste tomatoes nw dis? God help us all o.hmmmmmm
What is d name of d brand?
What are their brand names oooooo this is scary
Why can’t they tell us the names to at least save some lives.
pls u hav to tel us the name before it goes out of hand.
What is the brand name……….. Saboteurs are at it again, now that tomato is a scare commodity. A new company is trying to spring out, & also trying to block other tomato paste in the market. May God help this country, sad!
Fresh tomato is on the high. If they want to help us, they should publicise the name or brand. Hah!!! But na was sha
Does the tomatoe brand not have a name please.?
Nawao pls what is the brand name. People will die finish ooo
I just hope they won’t be bribed to keep quiet about d brand name cos some people love money more than the lives of people. May the Lord save us in dis country
I scrolled down fast to c d names of d infected brands,bt I ws disappointed. Now dt we don’t know which products to avoid it makes dis publication useless.mtcheew….
Please!!! We need the brand name. Do stop the politics and release the names. Or are the Tomatoes names, ‘Anonymous??? SON and NAFDAC do your jobs, remove bureaucracy. Thank you.
Hmmmm, Nija people! God help us anyway.
What’s the brand. Name and save all these graammer jaree
Corruption
What’s d brand name?
Give us the brand name. There’s no need of giving this gist and generating fear. Empower us with the full information.
All these info is meaningless, as far as the name of the brand is not published