The presence of bad
palm oil in the market has become a cause of concern to households across the state.
With this development, the President of the Palm Oil Millers Association, Mr Waneri Okirigwe, has threatened to sanction oil millers who do not employ best practices in the milling of palm oil in the state.
According to him, in order to cut corners, some palm oil millers have resorted to the use of condema motor tyres in the boiling of palm fruits.
Okirigwe further explained that most millers and dealers process decomposing palm fruits thereby coming out with bad palm oil.
On efforts by the executive of the association to enforce adherence to best practices, he said the union was in touch with relevant government agencies to prosecute erring members.
He, however, claimed that there has been a decline in the ugly practice, as most of the operators have come to terms towards producing palm oil wholesome for human consumption.
Another ugly dimension the association hopes to tackle is the adulterations of the product.
He explained that some millers connive with dealers to mix good products with bad ones, thereby turning out a bad end product
According to him, such practice was unacceptable and would be fought by the union as the association threatens to sanction fraudulent palm oil millers.