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LASCOPA alerts Lagos residents on ‘poisonous’ roadside plantain chips

The agency raised this alarm on Tuesday in a statement issued via its official X account, citing the viral online picture posted by an eye witness showing a plantain chips seller allegedly adding Polythene known as "Rubber" into the hot vegetable oil used

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Omon Okhuevbie
Jan 17, 2024
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A roadside plantain chips seller. Credit: Tattase TV.

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has urged residents to be cautious of the popular plantain chips sold on the streets of Lagos as many may contain toxic substances.

The agency raised this alarm on Tuesday in a statement issued via its official X account, citing the viral online pict…

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