“Bread Sold in Markets Failing Laboratory Tests”: NAFDAC Raises Alarm

• The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said bread sold in the market is failing laboratory tests
• NAFDAC said the bread failed laboratory tests because producers are using saccharine due to the high cost of sugar
• The NAFDAC Southwest Coordinator, Roseline Ajayi, assured Nigerians that the agency will not compromise its standards

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Ibadan, Oyo state - The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has raised alarm over the quality of bread sold in the markets.

The NAFDAC Southwest Coordinator, Mrs Roseline Ajayi, said bread sold in the markets is failing laboratory tests because producers use saccharine, not sugar.

Ajayi stated this during a stakeholders' engagement meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital on Friday, August 16, Vanguard reports.

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She assured that the quality and safety of regulated products cannot be compromised because of the high cost of ingredients.

“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.

NAFDAC raises alarm over killer cough medicine

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that NAFDAC Director General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, warned Nigerians about the presence of fake cough syrup.

Professor Adeyeye said the syrup, NATURCOLD, has killed six children in Cameroon.

The children showed signs of decreased kidney functions, the DG quoted Cameroonian authorities as saying.

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Bread, sachet water manufacturers increase prices

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that manufacturers of bread, soft drinks, and water have all announced changes in prices. The changes they claim are to reflect the current market reality and cost of production.

Manufacturers have been struggling, as seen by the current GDP growth figures, and it seems Nigerians will have to suffer as a result.

The Association of Table Waters of Nigeria (ATWAP) President, Mrs Ugonna Immaculata Ogele Iroegbu, revealed the changes after a meeting with the association's executive on Wednesday, November 23, 2022.

Source: Legit.ng