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Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by klax(m): 10:46am On Mar 04, 2020
Prof you are confused I swear instead for you to initiate a programme to educate plastic production companies not to use dangerous chemicals during manufacturing you are here talking nonsense. Then no one should eat again nah.

Some said soap is not good for body, the other day another confused bollock said cream is bad for body, one said palm oil manufactured cancer, vegetable oil cause heart failure, infact one fool even say bathing everyday is not good for body pls what the hell is all these sh*t?

Madam pls go sit somewhere talk about CoroV that is what we want to hear not all these cabbages talks. Everybody want to trend talking blablabla. Is their any nation plastic is not being used?

I too sabi Prof of nonsense.

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Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by LordReed(m): 10:57am On Mar 04, 2020
Helpful tips, not this fearmongering:

The Link Between Plastics and Cancer

Many people work hard to reduce their cancer risk by eating healthy foods and exercising regularly, but how many of us consider the effect that using plastic bottles and containers may have on our health?

The good news is that many plastic products do not cause an increased cancer risk. There are some plastics that do pose a danger though, so knowing the difference is important to identify possible cancer causes.

Cancer Prevention: Know the Good Numbers

All plastics are not the same, so it's crucial to determine the type of products you're using by looking at the recycle code number found on the bottom of the item. "There are seven different recycling symbols for plastics," explains Alan Greene, MD, an attending pediatrician at Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., author of Raising Baby Green and founder of www.drgreene.com. "The first six are for specific kinds of plastic and the last one, [No.] 7, is ‘other' - all the other recyclable plastics lumped together in a grab bag."

The "good" numbers to look for are 1, 2, 4, and 5. No. 1 is PET, or polyethylene, and is generally used to make single serving plastic water bottles among other products. Some people may worry about the safety of these water bottles in terms of cancer risk, but these concerns are generally unfounded.

"PET is the stuff used in most single use water bottles and if you use it [once] and if you're not overheating it, it's probably pretty safe and there aren't any health issues known with it," says Dr. Greene, "However, if you were to microwave in it or potentially even leave it in the sun for a long time or re-use it multiple times so that the chemicals started leaching out, it could be problematic. But [if used] as intended, it's a pretty safe product."

No. 2 plastic is high density polyethylene. This type of plastic is often milky colored and used in milk jugs, water jugs, and shampoo bottles.

No. 4 is low density polyethylene and is found in many grocery store bags, plastic wraps, and cling wraps. Polypropylene, No. 5, is used to make yogurt containers, straws, and healthier baby bottles, among other items.

Avoiding Cancer Causes: Know the Bad Numbers, Too

Avoiding these numbers to cut cancer risk can be equally important. No. 3, polyvinyl chloride, is found in a number of cling wraps and some squeeze bottles.

Polystyrene, No. 6, is used in styrofoam trays, cups, and so forth. There are definite health concerns related to this material, especially if it is heated in the microwave or hot liquid is placed in it.

The last recycling code to know is No. 7 - this category includes materials that contain chemicals such as bisphenol A, also known as BPA. BPA, which is found in the lining of canned goods and some plastic containers, may increase cancer risk.

Make Your Actions Count to Decrease Cancer Risk

Besides looking for numbers 1, 2, 4, and 5, there are other smart steps to take to avoid possible cancer causes. "In general it's better to avoid heating foods in plastic containers because even the good ones can release some of the plastic into the food," notes Greene. "Also, you generally want to drink only cold liquids out of plastic containers. I would drink hot tea or hot coffee out of paper or glass cups, or a ceramic mug instead."

Storing food should ideally be done using a glass container for optimal safety. Also, be sure to use only a mild detergent when washing plastic containers as harsh detergents can break down the material and cause chemicals to leach into your food later.

While we can't entirely reduce our risk of cancer, knowing which plastics to use and which to avoid can help.

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Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Anyunyu: 10:58am On Mar 04, 2020
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FrLukas:


Seek the fellow out and make peace with him.

You'd be surprised he didn't do anything to you. You are just breathing life into your situation by allowing fear to master you.
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Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by mudiana(m): 10:59am On Mar 04, 2020
Market Square bread, Benin city. If u know u know.
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Anyunyu: 10:59am On Mar 04, 2020
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FrLukas:


Open a thread and tell us what's the matter.
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Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Neddyogu(m): 11:10am On Mar 04, 2020
Yustash001:
But that's the most common method of packing bread...
What should we do now?

We should put bread in Calabash grin
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Oyiboman69: 11:17am On Mar 04, 2020

Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by djbussy(m): 11:18am On Mar 04, 2020
I hope this will help reduce waste in our gutters
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Saintmary(f): 11:20am On Mar 04, 2020
missimelda01:
What's the alternative?
Don't say paper bags cos we can't use that to wrap fufu and amala undecided
Don't mind them naw, shebi we will use our clothes.
Awon prophets of doom.
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Nobody: 11:29am On Mar 04, 2020
Roon9:
Nawa! Guess we should just be eating off our hands then undecided
Eating off your hands = Coronavirus cheesy cheesy
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Abumighty(m): 11:30am On Mar 04, 2020
Then what is more safer to be use when cookin moi moi
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by witworth(m): 11:46am On Mar 04, 2020
Something even our ancestors have lived through till death at old age. Which kine cancer is that.
This jobless set of people who call themselves professional practitioners.
Bunch of Incompetent kangaroos
Bundle of useless lizards
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Roon9(m): 11:48am On Mar 04, 2020
Simran94:

Eating off your hands = Coronavirus cheesy cheesy

Shuoooo! Mk dem kuku kill us
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by uchelouis45(m): 11:49am On Mar 04, 2020
macklef:

Exackly, hot bread is not good in nylon dey say, so how should it be packaged. With same leaves?
Its better to regulate d producers n give them best practices than telling us mot to eat.
See when, leave these people. They just want to be relevant. I don't see anything wrong with the packaging. Water nko, how we go take drink
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Flicks: 12:02pm On Mar 04, 2020
And all these foods in naija have NAFDAC Reg. No.
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Esofruits(m): 12:13pm On Mar 04, 2020
Ko sogbo to le da, Ko si iwa to le wu,
Ko sona to legba,
To le fi Te aye Lorun ooo...
THEY SHOULD KUKU TELL US NOT TO DRINK SOFT DRINKS TOO AGAIN
No nylon, No plastic
Wetin una wan us to use den.
Naija NAFDAC with their crazinesscity sha grin grin grin
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by seangy4konji: 12:29pm On Mar 04, 2020
U Don know anything
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by IMASTEX: 12:55pm On Mar 04, 2020
IWTBAB:

mad people full dis Nairaland
they have turned tribalism to something normal in their lives. and dem dey cry about xenophobia last year, say outsider hate dem.
all of una & d foolish ones liking ur stupid posts encouraging your foolishness, u all need brain resetting slaps.irritants
The more reason this current system can never work because there is too much pretence of unity and love that don't really exist and can never exist because it wasn't favour the political players if they allow it. The best at the moment is to go back to regional arrangements where people with similar language, culture, etc can relate better, generate their income and pay percentage to FG. Then the president will be for all via security against external forces through the military & concern herself with few other national matters, auditing, etc. Until then, I am afraid to say boldly that the country is only moving in circles and will go no where because the current system is against the citizens.
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Howtoapp: 12:58pm On Mar 04, 2020
LMAO.. We go dey alright.
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This way, you know exactly how to wrap your food to avoid the dangers.
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by wonuks(m): 1:01pm On Mar 04, 2020
Source please
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Lovexme(m): 1:02pm On Mar 04, 2020
PlayerMeji:
Hausa/Fulani wey dey wrap fura and nunu inside leather, shey una dey hear?

It's actually Nylon, never Leather.
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by Nobody: 1:05pm On Mar 04, 2020
I don't think it will be wrong to say that everything man has invented has two sides; all his inventions in the long run end up as a threat to his life or as a complete disaster.

But, the annoying part is that the same system that promotes it today will stand to preach against it tomorrow; the same channel that says eat this today will tell you abstain from the same tomorrow.

Are the educated really educated? Or, are they just sets of semi intelligent organic robots taking instructions from other sources. It baffles me when people defend what they didn't invent, they instruct base on others' experiments.

We adopt and use stuffs base on promotion and popularity. Once the f*ckin elites say "it's OK", so be it. But, are they the one talking or they are just bunch of unconscious elevated ignoramus thinking themselves wise because of monitored exposures they called education?

Think about these:

*Plastics wastes threatening aquatic lifes
*Global warming as a result of smoking beasts
*Cancerous genetically modified foods
*Nuclear activities of tiny benefits
*Space exploration with funny prospects
*Computer and programming with Artificial Intelligence becoming another source of concern.

Who knows what will be declared unsafe for use tomorrow?

Lab rats I see, lab rats we are. I don't see an easy way out of these sh*ts but the leading rats will not stop deceiving until the handwriting is clear to all.
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by OoduaFighter: 1:16pm On Mar 04, 2020
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FrLukas:


Seek the fellow out and make peace with him.

You'd be surprised he didn't do anything to you. You are just breathing life into your situation by allowing fear to master you.
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Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by MrNipplesLover(m): 1:25pm On Mar 04, 2020
kestolove95:
Yoruba wey dey put amala inside leather shey una dey hear?



back in those days, na leaves them dey take wrap eba, amala and fufu.


guess we should go back to the leaves days.


grin
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by bkool7(m): 1:52pm On Mar 04, 2020
kestolove95:
Yoruba wey dey put amala inside leather, shey una dey hear?

Where do Igbos put fufu?
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by nkemjacob2(m): 2:28pm On Mar 04, 2020
so weti dem come say make we dey put our food and water na
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by kingsilvae: 2:36pm On Mar 04, 2020
Order food from www.yippeehub.com or download our mobile app to order.
Call: 09034353718 Whatspp: 09034353654.
Re: Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC by PlayerMeji: 2:38pm On Mar 04, 2020
Bro, it 's called Leather on this side of the Niger..


Lovexme:


It's actually Nylon, never Leather.

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