Health experts have raised the alarm that some farmers are using hormones, steroids and a lot of antibiotics in rearing chicken and fish. This practice, they say, is inimical to public health, warning that it may cause serious health problems like allergies and asthma in children. According to them, the use of these hormones and hormonal growth-promoting agents eventually ends up with the occurrence of residues in animal food. They cautioned that the incidence of hormone residues in such types of food and food products is a risk factor for the occurrence of public health problems. Okoye said this is because a lot of Nigerians are injecting poisons into their body by what they eat, owing to sharp practices in the food production chain.

Source: Punch June 26, 2021 23:37 UTC