The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has advised Nigerians to stop the consumption of non-iodised salt, saying “It is dangerous to human health.
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He said that the consumption of such local salt could lead to goitre and other diseases dangerous to human health and called on Nigerians to do away with the product.According to the director, there are four areas in Nigeria where traditional salt is still being traded, particularly in Nasarawa State.
“With the creation of NAFDAC in 1993, that was the first time and there is still major work to be done on salt consumption.“We have been educating Nigerians that we should not be consuming this local salt because it is not iodised.
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