The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment has urged municipal officials to refrain from selling or giving transformer oil to the public, after pleas from community members.
The department said public engagements had revealed that many communities believe the oil can treat rheumatic arthritis.
This has led to requests being made to municipal officials for access to transformer oil, some of which can be contaminated with Polychlorinated Biphenyls PCBs.
