Stop forcing fruits to ripen is too dangerous stop it now!!

For those who are into the habit of forcing fruits to ripe permanently in order to eat them, or sell to others who consume them have been warned to desist from the habit as it is dangerous to human health and can cause damage to the liver and other vital organs.

This warning is being made by Dr Adam Onu of Garki General Hospital, Abuja. Onu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja, on Tuesday, said the application of chemicals on fruits caused such fruits to ripe permanently. He further said the practice distorts the natural taste and flavour of such fruits, while the he advised fruits dealers, who usually applied carbide on fruits, to desist from the act.

Also, miss Where Nwachukwu, an industrial chemist, condemned the practice of hastening the natural ripening processes of fruits with chemicals. Nwachukwu said the practice could cause fruits to lose natural ingredients and the supplements they were meant to provide. Stop it now!!