Indomie Special Chicken Flavour not registered by NAFDAC — DG

VANGUARD

By Chioma Obinna

Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, yesterday, gave more details on the ban on Indomie Instant Noodles, disclosing that a particular flavour of the brand, ‘Special Chicken Flavour’, was not registered by the agency for sale in Nigeria.

Adeyeye, while throwing more light on the banned product, as the agency commenced random sampling and analysis of Indomie noodles, including the seasoning, for the presence of ethylene oxide, also assured Nigerians of a thorough investigation of the product, both at the factory and market levels.

In a statement made available to Vanguard, Adeyeye added that the outcome of the sampling and analysis of the products would be made public.

“She further explained that the Indomie instant noodles products and other brands of noodles registered by NAFDAC for sale in the Nigerian market are manufactured in Nigeria and are only granted NAFDAC registration status following a strict regulatory regime covering all aspects of Good Manufacturing Practice, GMP.