Christiana Essenwa, a deputy director with the agency, gave the warning in an interview with newsmen in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra State.
According to her, rottentomatoes contain micro-organisms that induce cancer.
She said some people think that rottentomatoes which are cheap, can be consumed after washing and heating, stressing that the toxins could not be washed or killed by heating since they are heat resistant.
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Essenwa, therefore, advised consumers to keep off rotten tomatoes no matter how cheap they are sold in the market.
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