Food safety and nutrition experts have revealed that one identified risk of Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs) is early memory decay, with individuals in their 40s experiencing significant memory and intelligence loss at an alarming rate.
The experts disclosed this in Abuja at an event was organised by the Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR), Environmental Rights Action (Friends of the Earth), Alliance for Action on Pesticides in Nigeria (AAPN), Project Print, and Heakth of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF).
The executive director of CEFSAR, Professor Qrissturberg Amua warned that GMOs could be disrupting the hormone systems of citizens, contributing to rising diabetes rates, even among children.
He stressed that one identified risk of GMOs is early memory decay, with individuals in their 40s experiencing significant memory and intelligence loss at an alarming rate.
Amua called for increased security measures to scrutinize imported crop science products from the EU that are imposed on Nigerian citizens.
His words: “Diabetes, once considered an ailment of the elderly, is now prevalent among young children due to hormonal disruptions caused by GMOs.
“We also see hypertension in young people who are not overweight, falsely attributed to sedentary lifestyles or processed foods.”
Also, the Coordinator of AAPN, Donald Ofoegbu echoed the need for stringent monitoring laws to control GMOs in Nigeria.
He, therefore called for a robust framework to identify GMOs in the market and ensure public safety.