Addressing a special media briefing held at the Government Information Department in Narahenpita this morning(18) Dr.Jayalal has stated that the Higher lead levels around 60% had been found in blood samples taken from the kidney patients and their family members including children as well as in 277 food samples taken from those houses including Rice and Vegetables .A sufficient amount of Cadmium also present in Rice and vegetable samples taken from these houses he has stressed.
As Lead chemical is harmful to human health and public should avoid consuming one food meal for three times a day and should eat more fish and avoid eating liver as it contains higher amount of poison according to Dr.Jayalal.
The varieties of Rice people should avoid consuming as their main meals three times a day will be announced soon he has further stated.
Dr.Jayalal also stated that paddy cultivation methods with minimum use of agri chemicals and adapting carbon paddy cultivation method ,selecting suitable crop varieties for cultivation should be adapted as well due to this situation.The research on finding Lead in food items in houses of the patients suffering with unidentified Kideny disease continues further he has revealed.
