Outrage After Trader Defends the Use of Plastic When Frying Her Plantain Chips
- A trader defended frying plantain chips with plastic, claiming no harm to health
- A video of her sparked outrage and concern over food safety from social media users
- There have been calls for regulatory bodies to provide clearer guidance on food safety practices
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A video of a plantain-chips trader demonstrating how to use plastic bags to fry chips has sparked outrage on social media because of the health concerns.
In the clip, the trader insisted that there is nothing wrong with the practice.
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In a video on X shared by SikaOfficial, the woman argued that the plastic does not melt into the oil.
She feels the current public outrage is being driven by people who want to damage small businesses.
"Family, look at this; the plantain chips that you claim we fry with plastic bags, I don't understand. Look at the plastic bag we placed in the oil. It is still the same even after putting it in the hot oil.
"So, I don't understand why Ghanaians have believed the claim that we fry with plastic bags. What at all happens when we put the bag in the oil to fry that you want to spoil our business?"
"If it's a deliberate thing you are doing to destroy our businesses, then please stop because you won't gain anything."
The one-minute, three-second footage has since garnered strong responses online, with many users expressing concern about possible health and safety risks and calling for immediate action from food-safety authorities.
The trader, however, maintained that the criticism is unfair and could harm livelihoods.
The video has renewed calls for clearer guidance and enforcement from regulatory bodies to protect both consumers and informal traders.
Plantain chip sellers protest against Oheneni Adazoa
For days now, there has been rising tension between the lifestyle presenter and the sellers of plantain chips, who protested against her recent remarks.
It all began when, during one episode of her lifestyle show, Oheneni Adazoa raised awareness about the activities of some Ghanaian traders.
She had a concerned citizen calling her hotline to expose how plantain chip sellers allegedly melt rubber in the oil used for their business to maintain its quantity and make them crispy.
UTV Ghana interviewed some hawkers who emphatically stated that they allegedly did not use rubber implements. According to one seller, this narrative is destroying her business.
She claimed her family also ate the chips, so there was no way she was going to taint the food, adding that she has customers outside Ghana whom she has been selling to.
In other videos, hawkers expressed their displeasure, claiming they use money from their sales to take care of their families.
Oheneni Adazoa's whistleblower receives threats
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the lady who lifted the lid on the activities of Ghanaian food vendors has reportedly been threatened.
The woman claimed that after the presenter shared her contact number for buyers of her rubber-free products, she became a target.
Source: YEN.com.gh
