*HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM CONSUMING BEANS WITH SNIPPER AND OTHER CHEMICALS*

SNIPER is a highly effective insecticide/miticide that controls over 30 foliar and soil borne pests. SNIPER gives growers the flexibility and residual activity needed to combat insects in conventional or biotech systems. Sniper contains Dichlorvos which is used on crops, animals, and in pest-strips.
Acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) exposures of humans to dichlorvos results in the inhibition of an enzyme, acetylcholinesterase, with neurotoxic effects including perspiration, vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, fatigue, headache, and at high concentrations, convulsions, and coma.

No information is available on the reproductive, developmental, or carcinogenic effects of dichlorvos on humans.

A study by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) reported an increased incidence of tumors of the pancreas, mammary glands, and forestomach in animals. EPA has classified dichlorvos as a Group B2, probable human carcinogen.
Take a second look at this

*Effects of Sniper on Human*
According to CDC, effects of exposure may include irritation of eyes, skin; miosis, ache eyes; rhinorrhea (discharge of thin nasal mucus); headache; chest tightness, wheezing, laryngeal spasm, salivation; cyanosis; anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; sweating; muscle fasciculation, paralysis, dizziness, ataxia

*How to identify grains preserved with agrochemicals?*

1. Pour the beans in a bowl or bucket of water.

2. Stir for about 20 seconds.

3. If there is an oily film on the water, then note that the beans has chemicals sprayed on it.

Then, I think we should watch out for the weevils now! Yes!!!
You need one or two weevils in your beans to show you that the beans is not preserved with chemicals

*What to do when you notice your grains/beans have traces of chemicals*

Please do not eat it.
Let the seller know about it. As I wrap up,

*Kindly take note of this*

Ensure you wash your vegetables, fruits ,grains etc before cooking.

Some studies have shown that thorough washing of fruits ,vegetables ,grains etc in several rinses of water before cooking is a lot better than just cooking without washing of these food items.

Dr. Rotimi Akinlesi
Crop Protection Specialist,
Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme

Good observation but remains the powder type, how do we find out too?

There's nothing wrong in preserving beans with chemicals, it has been done for a long time.

to avoid pest etc. If you work in a warehouse you'll understand what I mean, they are plagued with rats constantly.

secondly it stops loss of money invested and if you want to get your beans whole. you need to preserve with chemicals.

no customer will buy your beans after they get sick of Ebola or if your beans is half eaten by rats.

refer to my thread for more.


https://www.nairaland.com/4837874/it-better-use-sniper-preserve

You Are funny.... so to preserve bean or warehouses from rats or rodent .... over 100million nigeria thst consumer bean should be poisoned ?


Is that how much you value your beans?

hisgrace090:
Good observation but remains the powder type, how do we find out too?

See this article for the answer.

https://guardian.ng/features/health/safe-food-signs-to-look-for-in-beans/amp

supereagle:
*HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM CONSUMING BEANS WITH SNIPPER AND OTHER CHEMICALS*

SNIPER is a highly effective insecticide/miticide that controls over 30 foliar and soil borne pests. SNIPER gives growers the flexibility and residual activity needed to combat insects in conventional or biotech systems. Sniper contains Dichlorvos which is used on crops, animals, and in pest-strips.
Acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) exposures of humans to dichlorvos results in the inhibition of an enzyme, acetylcholinesterase, with neurotoxic effects including perspiration, vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, fatigue, headache, and at high concentrations, convulsions, and coma.

No information is available on the reproductive, developmental, or carcinogenic effects of dichlorvos on humans.

A study by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) reported an increased incidence of tumors of the pancreas, mammary glands, and forestomach in animals. EPA has classified dichlorvos as a Group B2, probable human carcinogen.
Take a second look at this

*Effects of Sniper on Human*
According to CDC, effects of exposure may include irritation of eyes, skin; miosis, ache eyes; rhinorrhea (discharge of thin nasal mucus); headache; chest tightness, wheezing, laryngeal spasm, salivation; cyanosis; anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; sweating; muscle fasciculation, paralysis, dizziness, ataxia

*How to identify grains preserved with agrochemicals?*

1. Pour the beans in a bowl or bucket of water.

2. Stir for about 20 seconds.

3. If there is an oily film on the water, then note that the beans has chemicals sprayed on it.

Then, I think we should watch out for the weevils now! Yes!!!
You need one or two weevils in your beans to show you that the beans is not preserved with chemicals

*What to do when you notice your grains/beans have traces of chemicals*

Please do not eat it.
Let the seller know about it. As I wrap up,

*Kindly take note of this*

Ensure you wash your vegetables, fruits ,grains etc before cooking.

Some studies have shown that thorough washing of fruits ,vegetables ,grains etc in several rinses of water before cooking is a lot better than just cooking without washing of these food items.

Dr. Rotimi Akinlesi
Crop Protection Specialist,
Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme

Thanks for this information...and to think I loathe weevils

This days I rarely see weevil on my beans. I also learnt that we should buy fishes that has flies around it

Mariangeles:
Thanks for this information...and to think I loathe weevils

Protein source if you can can cook it with the beans, but we loathe as you said.

Ok

haladadon:
There's nothing wrong in preserving beans with chemicals, it has been done for a long time.

to avoid pest etc. If you work in a warehouse you'll understand what I mean, they are plagued with rats constantly.

secondly it stops loss of money invested and if you want to get your beans whole. you need to preserve with chemicals.

no customer will buy your beans after they get sick of Ebola or if your beans is half eaten by rats.

refer to my thread for more.


https://www.nairaland.com/4837874/it-better-use-sniper-preserve

Are you more concerned with making profit? It's better to look at how developed countries preserve their beans and still make it safe for human consumption. That said, if I deal in beans, I'll be more concerned by whether my beans is safe for human consumption than my profit. I can sell at a higher rate and make little profit.