The National Agency for food and drugs Administration Control, NAFDAC has alerted the public to the incessant importation and circulation of some substandard and unregistered edible oils in Nigeria.
The agency in a statement on Thursday said a duly registered Nigerian company that manufactures hygienically processed edible soybean oil (Liorga oil) and palm kernel oil, Lebrjuni Agro Limited raised concerns about the persistent importation and circulation of substandard and unregistered edible oils in Nigeria.
According to the agency, the products have flooded market under different brand names, particularly in Onitsha, Aba, Owerri, Warri, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Ikom, Calabar, Lagos (tradefair, Okiarin, Ikotun, Mushin), Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Yola, Gombe, Bauchi, Idiroka, Makurdi and Lafia.
The statement reads;
“Lebruni Agro Limited raised this concern following an internal market surveillance made by the company, which identified various brands currently in circulation.
” These brands include, and are not limited to: FINO, PUR, OKI, SUPER DELICIEX, and LA JONIC, all of which maintain warehousing facilities to support their illegal distribution network.
“The above-listed brands of adulterated and unregulated edible oils, whose sources, production processes, and safety standards remain unknown, are being smuggled into Nigeria, and are openly circulating and have flooded the market under different brand names, particularly in Onitsha, Aba, Owerri, Warri, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Ikom, Calabar, Lagos (tradefair, Okiarin, Ikotun, Mushin), Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto, Maiduguri, Yola, Gombe, Bauchi, Idiroka, Makurdi and Lafia.
“It is also evident that these products have no identifiable manufacturer identities or NAFDAC Registration Numbers in Nigeria. These products are obviously not registered by NAFDAC and are not available on the NAFDAC database.
“Please report any suspected substandard or unregistered edible oil to the nearest NAFDAC office, call 0800-162-3322 or send an email to sf.alert@nafdac.gov.ng”
