(NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye)
(NAFDAC Operatives in action during an enforcement operation)
By Biola Lawal
Abuja (FLOWERBUDNEWS): NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has cautioned Nigerians against consumption of some identified substandard and unregistered edible oils currently circulating in the country.
In a public alert, the NAFDAC Boss said that of particular concern, were substandard products – brands: FINO, PUR, OKI, SUPER DELICIEX, and LA JONIC, all of which maintain warehousing facilities to support their illegal distribution network.
She disclosed that through effective collaboration, a NAFDAC Stakeholder, Lebruni Agro Limited, raised concerns about the persistent importation and circulation of substandard and unregistered edible oils in Nigeria.
Lebruni is a duly registered Nigerian company that manufactures hygienically processed edible soybean oil (Liorga oil) and palm kernel oil,
Prof. Adeyeye said that the company raised the concern following an internal market surveillance which identified various brands currently in circulation.
”The above-listed brands of adulterated and unregulated edible oils, whose sources, production processes, and safety standards remain unknown, are being smuggled into Nigeria,” the NAFDAC Boss stated.
She added that operatives discovered their circulation in the markets under different brand names, particularly in Onitsha, Aba, Owerri, Warri, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Ikom, Calabar, Lagos (tradefair, Okearin, Ikotun, Mushin), Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Yola, Gombe, Bauchi, Idiroka, Makurdi and Lafia.
‘:It is also evident that these products have no identifiable manufacturer identities or NAFDAC Registration Numbers in Nigeria. These products are obviously not registered by NAFDAC and are not available on the NAFDAC database,” Prof Adeyeye stated.
The NAFDAC DG urged Nigerians to ”Please report any suspected substandard or unregistered edible oil to the nearest NAFDAC office, call 0800-162-3322 or send an email to sf.alert@nafdac.gov.ng.” (FLOWERBUDNEWS)
