Are We Eating Poisonous Pineapples?
Monday, August 06, 2007
This comes at a time when the European Union rejected the canned pineapples that were tainted with a known cancer-causing chemical element.
The South African 'Daily Dispatch' reported recently that a shipment of South African pineapples destined for export was rejected after the European Union found excessively high levels of cadmium - a carcinogenic - apparently derived from fertilisers imported from China.
South Africa exports tonnes of fresh and canned pineapples to the European Union every year and the canned fruit is apparently on the shelves in South African and Botswana shops.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...