NAFDAC: Why We Banned Indomie noodles

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, on Monday restated the decision of the Agency to ban the importation of Indomie noodles into the country.

According to the NAFDAC boss, the reason is because of a recent decision of Taiwanese and Malaysian authorities to ban the food item following the discovery of ethylene oxide, a cancer causing agent.

She said,” Indomie noodles have been banned from being imported into the country for many years. It is one of the foods on the government prohibition list. It is not allowed in Nigeria, and therefore not registered by NAFDAC.

 

“What we are doing is an extra caution to ensure that the product is not smuggled in, and if so, our post marketing surveillance would detect it. We also want to be sure that the spices used for the Indomie and other noodles in Nigeria are tested.

 

“That is what NAFDAC Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FSAN) and Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) are doing this week at the production facilities and in the market, respectively.”

She however promised that the Nigerians will be duly updated with the outcomes of the investigation.

Further more, she said the Agency will begin random sampling of Indomie noodles including the seasoning from the production facilities on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.