National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Nigeriaday. (NAFDAC), said random sampling of Indomie noodles, and seasoning from the production facilities and markets wiĺl commence today, due to the detection of a compound called ethylene oxide, a potentially cancer-causing substance in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavour noodles by health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan.
The regulatory body also added that the importation of Indomie noodles into Nigeria had been banned for many years and the products were on the prohibition list.
Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General, said the agency has started investigating and responding immediately to the news of the recalled Indomie noodles by Taiwan and Malaysia authorities.
“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 and Post Marketing Surveillance are doing this week at the production facilities and in the market respectively.”
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