PESTICIDE RESIDUES IN NIGERIAN FOOD GRAINS: A THREAT TO FOOD SECURITY
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The ubiquitous use of synthetic pesticides in agriculture has a multidirectional impact on human and animal health and, to a large extent, on environmental quality. The residues of these toxic chemicals in foods remain a serious threat to the international trade of agricultural products and public health worldwide. Both direct and indirect exposure to pesticide residues in primary or derived agricultural products pose a potential public health risk. Several epidemiological and animal studies have shown positive correlations between exposure to pesticide residues and numerous health implications, including damage to the central and peripheral nervous systems, cancer, allergies and hypersensitivities, reproductive disorders, and immune system disruption. Nigeria, like other developing countries, has established pesticide laws and regulatory authorities that are concerned with the regulation, manufacturing, formulation, importation, exportation, advisement, sales, distribution, use, and registration of pesticides in Nigeria. However, despite the existing laws and regulatory agencies, pesticide residues in foods remain a major challenge in Nigerian agricultural produce. These must not be unconnected with poor legislation and lack of enforcement of the existing legislation, lack of collaboration among agencies, limited testing facilities and resources, poor monitoring and attention of medical practitioners, and inadequate knowledge and awareness among farmers and the general public. Therefore, this article aimed to review the laws and legislations on pesticides in Nigeria, their accumulation in cereal grains, impact on human health, incidence of poisoning, challenges, and preventive techniques for sustainable agricultural practice and food safety.
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