Traders preserving food items with formalin should be arrested and prosecuted given the danger the chemical poses to human health, Dr Philip Asare, a senior medical doctor at the Emmanuel Community Hospital, Accra, has said. His comment follows a revelation made by Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, asking koobi sellers … Read more
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has asked traders to stop using formalin to preserve food items since it was dangerous to human health. He said formalin was being used particularly to preserve “koobi,” dried tilapia, and that was a recipe to cause cancer in people. According to him, formalin, which … Read more
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has asked traders to stop using formalin to preserve food items since it was dangerous to human health. He said formalin was being used particularly to preserve “Koobi,” dried tilapia, and that was a recipe to cause cancer in people. Formalin in fish would make … Read more
Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation has asked traders to stop using formalin to preserve food items since it was dangerous to human health. He said formalin was being used particularly to preserve “koobi,” dried tilapia, and that was a recipe to cause cancer in people when consumed. Formalin in fish … Read more