A popular Nigerian medical doctor, health influencer and content creator, Aproko Doctor, has raised an alarm over the circulation of dye-adulterated palm oil.
In a video shared on social media, Aproko Doctor mentioned that the unscrupulous traders include the dye in the fake palm oil so it looks as red as the original palm oil.
‘’Omo, people are wicked. What do you mean you are putting dye in palm oil so it will look red, and you are selling it to people who know that what people are actually drinking or putting in their food is not actual palm oil, but something mixed with dye?
Certain dyes are actually carcinogenic, which can lead to cancer in some people. So when you hear our life expectancy in Nigeria is 50-something years old, these are part of the reasons.”
He went on to educate Nigerians on how to identify a dye-adulterated palm oil.
Watch the video below
Credits: Linda Ikeji
