Dangerous spices: How melted nylon additive keeps plantain chips crunchy

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A report alleges that some informal food sellers in Nigeria are adding melted nylon to plantain chips to reduce costs and keep them crispy for longer. The practice raises concerns about food safety amid high inflation.

By Elizabet Adegbesan For some years, plantain chip has been one of Nigeria’s ultimate snacks which is affordable, accessible, and portable.But as inflation hovers at historic highs, a sinister economic survival tactic has crept into the informal food sector. Economy&Lifestyle discovered that to cut costs and keep chips crispy for days, some street entrepreneurs are […] The post Dangerous spices: How melted nylon additive keeps plantain chips crunchy appeared first on Vanguard News.