@YUNGJIZZY19 You're one of those guys that makes ladies come on air to start mentioning names of guys they will swear for in 2026.
Ayo, O se yi tan!
Fi owo gba si gbo.
Sometimes, it doesn't feel like real life cos WTF ๐ is wrong with pretentious people.
Stop fucking hardening your hearts damnit. You gon die quickly MF ๐
SOMETHING IS HAPPENING TO THE FOOD WE EAT AND NIGERIA NEEDS TO START ASKING SERIOUS QUESTIONS
When was the last time you personally saw a major, sustained food-safety inspection in your local market?
I ask because Nigerians are beginning to notice changes in the food we buy, and instead of dismissing every observation as nostalgia, perhaps we should start asking questions.
Vegetables that people remember releasing deep-green pigments during washing or cooking sometimes don't behave the same way.
Some varieties of yam no longer cause the itching people traditionally associated with handling certain yams.
Potatoes don't always leave the same stains on the hands.
Some ginger sold today seems to have nowhere near the aroma or pungency people remember.
And then there is beans.
Ask older Nigerians how long beans used to take to cook, then compare it with some beans bought today. In certain cases, the difference can be remarkable.
But here is where we must separate legitimate concern from speculation.
None of these observations, by themselves, proves that chemicals are being added to our food. Crop variety, maturity, soil conditions, breeding, storage, transportation and post-harvest handling can significantly change colour, texture, aroma and cooking characteristics.
That is precisely why regulators should be investigating rather than leaving Nigerians to speculate.
NAFDAC's own mandate includes regulating food and chemicals, preventing substandard and unwholesome products from reaching consumers, and combating adulterated products. Its current strategic plan even sets a target of 800 surveillance operations annually.
So Nigerians deserve to see the evidence of that surveillance where food actually changes hands.
What pesticide residues are being detected in our vegetables?
What chemicals are traders using to preserve produce?
Are substances being used to accelerate ripening, soften food or extend shelf life?
Are beans being chemically treated anywhere along the supply chain?
How frequently are random samples of beans, yam, vegetables, ginger and other staples taken from Nigerian markets and subjected to laboratory analysis?
These are questions for NAFDAC, the Federal Ministry of Health, agricultural regulators, research institutes and state authorities.
And this isn't paranoia. Nigeria already has laws prohibiting counterfeit, adulterated and unwholesome processed foods, while NAFDAC's own food-safety framework requires controls against food-safety hazards.
We shouldn't have to wait until people start falling sick before asking what is entering our food chain.
If the food has changed because agriculture has changed, explain it.
If new varieties are responsible, tell us.
If storage practices are responsible, educate us.
And if dangerous chemicals are being used anywhere between the farm and our plates, FIND THEM.
Food safety should not be something Nigerians have to investigate with their noses, palms and cooking pots.
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@BaaleOfMilan That's a valid prayer point.
However, the way you live your life now will determine that in the future.
So Baale, take care of yourself, cut down oN alcohol and rest well.