Department warns against transformer oil use as a health remedy.

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is warning communities against using transformer oil as a health remedy. The department says the industrial substance may contain toxic Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), posing serious risks to human health and the environment. Official's stress it is not approved for medical use and can cause long-term harm. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to chief director for environmental economics in the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Obed Baloyi