Our Official Misrepresented, No Health Warning On Bread-NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) , clarified on Tuesday that contrary to social  media posts ,no health warning has been issued on bread .

Recall that  NAFDAC South-west Coordinator, Roseline Ajayi,  had been quoted to have submitted that breads sold in the country have failed  laboratory tests because producers are using addictive as saccharine due to the high cost of sugar.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that  Director General of NAFDAC, Mrs Mojisola Adeyeye, noted in a statement she issued on Tuesday that  what was contained in a certain viral video does not reflect the observation and the submission made by Roseline Ajayi.

‘At no time during that engagement with stakeholders did NAFDAC suggest that Nigerians should avoid bread baked and sold in Nigeria.

NAFDAC dissociates herself from the comment of the reporter in the circulating video about avoiding bread in Nigeria.

It was the personal statement of the reporter who does not speak for the Agency.

The Agency is a responsible regulator and does not make general statements capable of causing panic and fear in the population’  the NAFDAC DG submitted while urging   bakers in the country  to avoid  using unapproved food additives.

‘Any baker found to be using unapproved food additives, in this case, saccharine, is appropriately sanctioned in line with the extant regulatory provisions.

The Nigerian Industrial Standard (NIS) does not permit the use of saccharine in bread. This is the same for the Codex General Standard for Food Additives (GSFA), an authoritative reference point for food additives, which also does not permit the use of saccharine in bread.

Like other food additives, sweeteners usually undergo thorough risk assessments for safety by an Expert Body, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) before approval for use’ the statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you