Killer Bread: Nigerians risk cancer over use of bromate — Researchers
*How our daily bread is becoming daily poison *WHO, FAO express concern *NAFDAC reads riot act to bakeries, threatens crackdown *Our loaves are safe, go after quacks, PBAN challenges NAFDAC *Why we can't do without bread — Citizens By Clifford Ndujihe Over time, bread has remained a staple food consumed by most families worldwide, including Nigeria. It has emerged as one of the most popular meal options that can be combined with a variety of nuts, seeds, liquids, etc, to make a cheap and quick hunger-quenching meal. Bread was so popular and significant that Jesus, more than 2,025 years ago, taught his disciples to pray to God thus: "Give us this day our daily bread' (Matt 6.11). However, the unethical and sharp practices of some bakers are making consumption of bread an ingestion of daily poison. How? Researchers across many Nigerian cities have found that many bread brands contain potassium bromate and impermissible levels of other heavy metals such as arsenic, mercury, ...