The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has okayed Indomie Instant Noodles produced in Nigeria for consumption.
Its Director-General, Prof Mrs Mojisola Adeyeye stated this in a recent statement.
She said:
“NAFDAC has registered several local manufacturers and the Indomie noodles have been certified safe for consumption.”
The DG also reacted to viral information about a purported ban on the widely consumed meal.
Adeyeye said:
“NAFDAC did not ban Indomie Instant Noodles produced in Nigeria…The Taiwan and Malaysia noodles have nothing to do with our local producers.”
The agency was probing the reported discovery of a harmful substance in the product by the authorities in Taiwan and Malaysia.
The two Asian countries had discovered a cancer-causing ethylene oxide, used to sterilize medical devices and sometimes used as a pesticide in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavour.
