Stop feeding children with palm oil after swallowing chemicals - Pediatrician LISTEN 4 HOURS AGO Parents have been warned against giving their children palm oil to induce vomiting after swallowing chemical substances. Dr Audry Frimpong-Barfi, Head of Pediatric Unit at the Tema General Hospital who gave the caution said the practice could endanger the lives of children. The Tema General Hospital which is a referral institution for health facilities in Tema and its environs receives an average of three children either swallowing or drinking chemicals including kerosene, diesel, pesticides, and DDT among others. Dr Frimpong-Barfi, gave the caution in an interview with the Ghana News Agency at Tema on the sidelines of a food demonstration programme at the Tema Community seven satellite market organized in commemoration of the 2021 Child Health Promotion Week.