Kwanaki kan, akwai rahotanni da yawa game da amfani da haɗin paracetamol da carbide wajen ripening fruits, wanda ke haifar da cutarwa ga lafiya. Wannan aikin, wanda aka fi sani da ‘forcing’ fruits zuwa maturation, yana zama ruwan bakin ciki a wasu yankuna na Nijeriya.
Paracetamol, wanda ake amfani da shi a matsayin maganin zafi da ciwon kai, an nuna cewa yana haifar da illa ga lafiya idan aka amfani da shi a ripening fruits. Hakika, an bayar da rahoton cewa paracetamol yana iya yin karo da tsarin metabolic na jiki, wanda ke haifar da matsaloli na lafiya kamar ciwon hanta, ciwon kwai, da sauran cututtuka.
Carbide, wanda aka fi sani da calcium carbide, shi ne wani madadin da aka fi amfani da shi wajen ripening fruits. Amfani da carbide yana haifar da fitar da gas acetylene, wanda ke sa fruit ya yi sauri ya maturation. Duk da haka, an nuna cewa carbide yana da illa ga lafiya, kwani ina iya yin karo da tsarin respiratory na jiki, na haifar da matsaloli kamar ciwon numfashi, allergic reactions, da sauran cututtuka.
Wata majalisar kiwon lafiya ta Nijeriya ta bayyana cewa amfani da haɗin paracetamol da carbide wajen ripening fruits shi ne abin haramtaccen kuma yana haifar da cutarwa ga lafiya. Majalisar ta kuma bayyana cewa gwamnati ta fara shirye-shirye na kawar da wannan aikin na haɗin paracetamol da carbide.
Mazauna yankin sun kuma nuna damuwarsu game da amfani da haɗin paracetamol da carbide, suna kiran gwamnati da ta ɗauki mataki na kawar da wannan aikin. Sun bayyana cewa suna son gwamnati ta fara shirye-shirye na ilimantar da jama’a game da illar amfani da haɗin paracetamol da carbide.
