Some specialists with the information in meals security and diet have voiced deep considerations relating to the well being implications of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) meals.
They spoke in Abuja on Wednesday throughout a media symposium on addressing international and native considerations on GMOs.
The symposium was collectively organised by Centre for Meals Security and Agricultural Analysis (CEFSAR), Environmental Rights Motion (Mates of the Earth), Alliance for Motion On Pesticides in Nigeria (AAPN), Challenge Print, and HOMEF.
Talking on the occasion, the manager director of CEFSAR, Professor Qrissturberg Amua, lamented that the importation of GMOs in Nigeria with out authorities laws was affecting the hormones system of Nigerian residents, with an attendant consequence of elevated diabetes fee even in kids.
He recognized one of many well being dangers of GMOs as early reminiscence decay, the place younger folks of their 40s had been dropping reminiscence and intelligence at alarming fee.
Amua, due to this fact, referred to as on safety businesses to interrogate, particularly the assorted crop science which might be introduced from European Union (EU) international locations and imposed on Nigerians to eat it.
“Earlier than in the present day, an ailment like diabetes was identified or taken to be a situation for the aged, individuals who had been superior in age.
“Right this moment, it has been confirmed from our analysis that these GMOs are selling diabetes illnesses in younger kids, youngsters, twelve-year-olds are taking place with diabetes as a result of these items are affecting the hormonal methods of individuals.
“Additionally, younger people who find themselves not even fats are taking place with hypertension. They’ll deceive you and say it’s since you are sitting down in a single place for too lengthy or you’re consuming processed meals.
“The third one is early reminiscence decay the place younger folks of their 40s start to lose their reminiscences. The speed at which younger persons are dropping reminiscence is alarming,” he lamented.
Additionally talking, the coordinator of Alliance for Motion on Pesticides in Nigeria, Donald Ikenna Ofoegbu, referred to as for correct monitoring legal guidelines to checkmate GMOs in Nigeria.
In line with him, there was no framework to assist Nigeria establish GMOs available in the market.
