BEWARE of A Poisonous chemical added by meat butchers.

It has come to the attention of authorities that most butchers in Kenya are adding a poisonous chemical to their meat. The preservative chemical by the name Sodium metabisulphate is a white powdery chemical commonly known as “dawa ya nyama”.The chemical is usually mixed with water and smeared on meat which has started to loose its red colour. It gives back the meat its fresh colour duping unsuspecting customers.

According to laboratory test carried on meat from markets and butcheries in Nairobi and its surrounding areas, over 98 milligrams of this chemical per Kilogram was detected

According to research the chemical can cause cancer and by international standard, fresh meat (uncanned) is not supposed to certain preservative

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