Dangerous spices: How melted nylon additive keeps plantain chips crunchy

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Verified Synthesis~60s readBy Elizabet Adegbesan For some years, plantain chip has been one of Nigeria’s ultimate snacks which is affordable, accessible, and portable. Economy&Lifestyle discovered that to cut costs and keep chips crispy for days, some street entrepreneurs are turning to a dangerous additive: melted cellophane bags.
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- ✦The cost of a crunch The mathematics of running a small-scale food business in Nigeria today is brutal.
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Verified Extract- By Elizabet Adegbesan For some years, plantain chip has been one of Nigeria’s ultimate snacks which is affordable, accessible, and portable.
- Economy&Lifestyle discovered that to cut costs and keep chips crispy for days, some street entrepreneurs are turning to a dangerous additive: melted cellophane bags.
- The cost of a crunch The mathematics of running a small-scale food business in Nigeria today is brutal.
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Editorial Excerpt
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.
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The cost of a crunch The mathematics of running a small-scale food business in Nigeria today is brutal.