{"id":787,"date":"2024-08-23T14:16:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T14:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/?p=787"},"modified":"2024-08-23T14:16:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T14:16:06","slug":"video-ban-seasoning-cubes-in-nigeria-health-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/video-ban-seasoning-cubes-in-nigeria-health-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"(VIDEO) Ban Seasoning Cubes In Nigeria- Health Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ban Seasoning Cubes In Nigeria- Health Experts\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1dgdgiZqysc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Forget to Watch, Like, Share &#038; Subscribe to our Channel&#x1f44d;<\/p>\n<p>   Public health experts have united in a powerful call for immediate regulatory action to address the health risks associated with the bouillon cube fortification in the country.<\/p>\n<p> They were reacting to the rise of non-communicable diseases in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The experts urged the government to ensure that food producers did what should be done so that people would be aware of food fortification. <\/p>\n<p>They made the call in Abuja at a press briefing organized by Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) with the theme: \u201cSalt Targets in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The event featured nutrition and food experts and health activists who urged the government to accelerate preliminary activities for salt sodium regulation in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Keynote speaker and  Technical Advisor, Network for Health Equity &#038; Development (NHED), Dr. Jerome Mafeni raised the alarm about Nigeria\u2019s food system, warning that the excessive sodium content in the products poses significant risks to human health.<\/p>\n<p>He condemned the MSG secrecy noting that consumers need an informed decision on what they want to eat<\/p>\n<p>CAPPA\u2019s Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi, lamented the criminalisation of foods.<\/p>\n<p>Other stakeholders warned against excessive consumption of food seasoning.<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholders generally urged the media and civil society to create awareness by educating the masses on all they needed to know about food fortification. <\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jerome Mafeni-NHED Technical Advisor<\/p>\n<p>-Akinbode Oluwafemi-CAPPA\u2019s Executive Director<\/p>\n<p>Source: Swifteradio.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t Forget to Watch, Like, Share &#038; Subscribe to our Channel&#x1f44d; Public health experts have united in a powerful call for immediate regulatory action to address the health risks associated with the bouillon cube fortification in the country. They were reacting to the rise of non-communicable diseases in Nigeria. The experts urged the government to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swifteradio.com\/update\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}