HEALTH● ELEVATED4d ago · Oct 9, 2026, 7:57 PM
Toxic pesticides in food: NAFDAC warns of health risks, seizes ₦800m banned chemicals
Vanguard Nigeria · sub saharan africa
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has warned that the continued circulation and misuse of banned pesticides in Nigeria pose serious threats to public health, raising concerns over the detection of pesticide residues above permitted safety limits in some samples of beans The post Toxic pesticides in food: NAFDAC warns of health risks, seizes ₦800m banned chemicals appeared first on Vanguard News.
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