The Venezuelan government claims that the aid sent by the United States is "poisoned" and "carcinogenic" – 02/13/2019

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez badured Wednesday that humanitarian aid sent by the US government is "poisoned" and can even cause diseases such as cancer, in the heat of the debate about sending aid to the country by the states that recognized Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela.

"This humanitarian aid is contaminated and poisoned, it is carcinogenic, as have shown different scientific studies discarded food from the United Stateswho is looking through chemicals poison our populationRodriguez said at the end of a working meeting with the governors of Chavez in order to set an agenda for the food production.

The Vice-Chair referred to a study by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), attached to the National Library of Medicine of the United States, that dehydrated meals like the ones Washington sent to Colombia to send to Venezuela they contain sulfur dioxide, which can cause stomach upset, rashes and asthma attacks in people who suffer from it.

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In addition, it has also been detected Traces of acrylamide, a substance that causes neurological damage among workers who use acrylamide polymers.

Rodriguez denounced the fact that the government is subjected to a "ruthless attack" on the part of "The United States and their satellite governments" this prevents the arrival of food in the country where the Venezuelan government works.

"We know that behind this alleged humanitarian aid hides the intention to intervene in Venezuela," insisted the vice president, in statements collected by the government agency AVN. "It's a rudeness of the Venezuelan far right that with this joke they have gone up they intend the military intervention of Venezuela", denounced.

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In this regard, he stressed that The United States used weapons disguised as humanitarian aid during its intervention in Nicaragua in 1986. "The so-called trucks of humanitarian aid carried weapons to overthrow the legitimate government of Nicaragua," said the vice president.

President Nicolás Maduro categorically rejected the sending of humanitarian aid to Venezuela. "Venezuela will not allow the demonstration of false humanitarian aid because we are nobody's beggars"said the president a few days ago, defending the" ability "of his executive to provide food, health care, housing and employment to the public.

For its part, Guaidó, who proclaimed himself "president in charge" of the country on January 23, announced Tuesday that humanitarian aid, which has already begun to be stored in the Colombian city of Cucuta and will Similarly in Roraima, Brazil will enter Venezuela from February 23rd.

Europa Press Agency.