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| Chief Audu Ogbeh |
Minister
of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that the
Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, Health and Science and
Technology will partner with the Media to educate Nigerians on the need to
embrace the new technology of operating and using electronic Stainless Grinding
Machine.
Ogbeh
revealed this at a press briefing with the media in Abuja recently when a
company, Niji Lucas Nigerian Limited, visited the ministry to demonstrate the
operational system of the stainless grinding machine.
He
disclosed that grinding of pepper, tomatoes etc with our usual iron grinding
machines in our household and other food outlets across the country could cause
health hazard due to the metallic substances that usually mix with the
processed items, adding that the cases of liver and kidney problems among our
youths and children may be attributed to poor food processing methods of the populace.
The
Minister maintained that the food we eat can be a source of health or poison
depending on how the food is processed, stressing that the food we take are
very good but our shortcoming is the processing method which poses danger to
our health.
The
managing Director of Niji Lucas Nigerian Ltd, Engineer. Kola Adeniji said that
the company’s mindset for the construction of the electric grinding machine is
to ensure that Nigerians have a healthy living by keying into the new
technology in food processing.
He
told journalists that the machine works according to its capacity and very easy
to operate. He demonstrated how the machine works with the grinding of
tomatoes, pepper and onions at the occasion.
Tony
Ohaeri
Director
Information/Protocol
27/01/2017.
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