National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has revealed that food is failing laboratory tests.
Gatekeepers News reports that the agency’s Southwest Coordinator, Roseline Ajayi disclosed this during a stakeholders engagement meeting it organised on Friday, in Ibadan.
NAFDAC revealed that bread producers are using saccharine due to high cost of sugar in the nation.
Roseline said, “Recently, we observed that bread sold in the markets is failing laboratory tests because producers are using saccharine due to the high cost of sugar.”
“They are introducing ingredients that are not good for the health of the consumers.”
“We are not unmindful of the prevailing economic challenges, but the agency will not compromise its standards.”
“It is pertinent to note that the quality and safety of regulated products cannot be compromised.”
NAFDAC warned water producers, patent medicine dealers and other manufacturers of regulated products against selling fake and substandard products.
Roseline noted that report gathered by the agency during its recent operation revealed that some patent medicine dealers were selling restricted drugs and unregistered products.
She added that some manufacturers also failed to comply with the required packaging and storage standards.
Ajayi further noted that the engagement meeting was to solicit more collaboration and support from relevant stakeholders for the agency to fulfill its mandate of safeguarding the health of the citizens.
