Mr Babatunde Irukera, CPC’s Director-General, in a statement on Friday, gave the advice on the heels of information that had gone viral on social media on the reported use of sniper to preserve beans by retailers.
SNIPER is a very poisonous chemical that kills insects & rodents instantly.
He said: “In any and every case, thoroughly washing food items before consumption or preparation for consumption is a generally accepted method of protecting and promoting safety. CPC has recently confirmed by credible information that retailers, mostly in the open market are using a pesticide to preserve beans.
“The use of 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP) compound, otherwise marketed and known as “Sniper” to preserve beans, and more particularly to eliminate or protect from weevils.”
Irukera explained that sniper, by its chemical composition and nature, was potentially injurious when human beings are “unduly exposed by inhalation, absorption, direct skin contact or ingestion.” He emphasised that the risk of injury on account of consumption of beans exposed to, or treated with Sniper was also existential, even though, an unintended consequence.
According to Irukera, though cooking significantly reduced risk of exposure from pesticides, the best possible caution was to avoid subjecting food items to pesticides because it is not in accordance with prevailing food safety regulations.
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SNIPER is a very poisonous chemical that kills insects & rodents instantly.
He said: “In any and every case, thoroughly washing food items before consumption or preparation for consumption is a generally accepted method of protecting and promoting safety. CPC has recently confirmed by credible information that retailers, mostly in the open market are using a pesticide to preserve beans.
“The use of 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethyl phosphate (DDVP) compound, otherwise marketed and known as “Sniper” to preserve beans, and more particularly to eliminate or protect from weevils.”
Irukera explained that sniper, by its chemical composition and nature, was potentially injurious when human beings are “unduly exposed by inhalation, absorption, direct skin contact or ingestion.” He emphasised that the risk of injury on account of consumption of beans exposed to, or treated with Sniper was also existential, even though, an unintended consequence.
According to Irukera, though cooking significantly reduced risk of exposure from pesticides, the best possible caution was to avoid subjecting food items to pesticides because it is not in accordance with prevailing food safety regulations.
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Beans has been poisoned since 1900.
ReplyDeleteStella using sniper to preserve beans and other perishable food is not new in Nigeria. Its been on since time immemorial.
DeleteThe basic thing is to always wash beans or anything edible before cooking.
This thing is not new.
People use this chemical what's the name again to ripen, preserve plantain and prevent it from going rotten.
Thank u o.Lol
DeleteKansas, did I get the spelling correctly
DeleteMay God help us. Please everyone should be mindful.
ReplyDeleteI saw a video of it on ig. I'm so not eating beans again. But people are wicked!! Why sniper?? ?
ReplyDeleteThey put it to prevent Weevil.you can eat beans.just parboil very well and rinse with clean water twice before putting ya ingredients.
Delete@Pearl, it seems u sell beans
DeleteI eat beans maybe five times in a year. Not my favorite food. This news has forever banned it in my life. Ukwa ti take over, very expensive though.
ReplyDeleteBye bye to Ewa Agoyin
ReplyDeleteI parboil my beans before cooking
How can one be so heartless.....using sniper for preservation.
hmm na wah we really need to be careful
ReplyDeletena wah
ReplyDeleteHeartless People
ReplyDeleteAnyone that wants to cook beans this days should, as a matter of compulsion,parboil and discard the water. If not, OYO
ReplyDeleteWickedness, Evil everywhere in this Country. It is always best to parboil beans , before sniper they were using an equally harmful substance to preserve it.
ReplyDeleteAnyone that wants to cook beans this days should, as a matter of compulsion,parboil and discard the water. If not, OYO
ReplyDeleteThis is bad market for beans sellers
ReplyDeleteI have bought a beans like that before but I never knew it was sniper my thought was kerosine, I usually parboiled my beans but I was surprised, the second time I made moi moi with this same beans still the same things we couldn't even bring it close to the nose and the remaining beans was discarded. I complained to the seller he said he doesn't use keroaine in his shop and I don't use in my home either now it all makes sense.
ReplyDeleteGreedy Nd wicked people they put sniper so that the beans can last long so that they can sell at expensive price. They hoard the beans!
ReplyDeleteNo wonder you cook beans no taste no matter what you put inside the beans!
ReplyDeleteJesus Christ
ReplyDeleteNo wonder we don't see weavel again in beans ..back in d days my reason for not liking beans was cause of the crawling insect .this snippet story explains it
ReplyDeleteNo wonder we don't see weavel again in beans ..back in d days my reason for not liking beans was cause of the crawling insect .this snippet story explains it
ReplyDeleteWash,parboil,wash again and you're good to go but this is really scary. God help us.
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