Tag: Calabash Chalk

A General Physician, Dr Agnes Nwoke, on Monday advised pregnant women against consuming “Calabash chalk’’ popularly called ‘Nzu’, to avoid lead poisoning. Nwoke, who works in St. Charles Clinic in Urum gave the advice in Awka that Nzu contains high level of lead which could poison the unborn baby. Nzu (calabash chalk) is an edible…