The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC)’s Prof Moji Adeyeye has cautioned Nigerians against consumption of Australian Pure Tassie organic apple and blackcurrant juice.
According to her, the products are dangerous to human health as they affect the liver, spleen and kidney, adding that the toxic level would affect the immune system and cause nausea, gastrointestinal disturbance and vomiting.
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She told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of Hong Kong’s Food and Environmental Hygiene Department had warned against the consumption of Pure Tassie Organic Apple and Blackcurrant Juice originating from Australia.
“This was due to (an) unacceptable level of patulin (a mycotoxin) which had exceeded the maximum limit in fruit juice,” she said.
She urged members of the public in possession of the affected fruit juice to submit stock to the nearest NAFDAC office even as she advised importers, distributors, retailers and consumers to immediately stop the importation, distribution, sale and consumption of the affected fruit juice.
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