A poultry expert, Mr Oduware Efe has warned against the negative effect of imported frozen chicken consumption and encouraged Nigerians to patronise locally processed chicken.
Oduware, made this call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) on Monday in Lagos.
He said that there were multiple inherent dangers of consuming imported frozen chicken because of the chemical used in their preservation process.
“There are so many negative effects of consuming imported frozen chicken as it relates to the health. Generally, they are not healthy for consumption in comparison to freshly prepared chicken.
“It has been analysed by NAFDAC, University of Ibadan and other research institutes across the country, that the chemicals used in the preservation of these imported chicken is dangerous to the health.
“These preservatives are done in these foreign countries to make sure the chickens have a longer shelf life so it does not get contaminated.
“However, the issue of…
