Food Preservation: Expert Cautions Against Use Of Plastic Materials

An Ecologist, Mr Richard Inyamkume says it is safer to use glass ware in packaging or storing food instead of plastic materials.
Mr. Inyamkume, the Executive Director of Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) said this in an interview with The Tide in Port Harcourt.
He said that is was safer to use glass ware to package or store both hot and cold foods.
He added that the majority of plastics that are used, contain toxic chemicals and their cautioned use could be linked to the occurrence of certain health challenges in the state.
In his statement, he recommended that citizens should consider the use of glass products for food handling in place of plastics due to its advantages.
Further more, Inyamkume said that Nigeria is facing plastic infiltration crisis which is threatening human health systems and their environs.
He however said that the people need to be informed that plastics leach harmful chemicals like phthalates, Xenoestrogeus, lead and antimony into foods, beverages and physical environment.
Mr Inyamkume urged the Nigeria government to enact a law that would regulate the production of plastics in the country as to stem the infiltration of communities with plastics that contained harmful chemical.
According to him, the federal government should invest more in the production of chemical-free plastics as well as encouraging the private sector to follow suit by making such products cheaper for consumers.

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