NAFDAC banned the importation of Indomie Noodles Following The Taiwan and Malaysia Authorities Frightening Discovery

A lot of events have unravelled following the frightening, strange discovery made by the authorities of Taiwan and Malaysia which entails the finding of ethylene oxide, a cancer causing agent, as a compound in the Indomie Noodles product. 

Following this, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, in a public declaration has banned the importation of Indomie Noodles into Nigeria.

 The Director General of the Agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, in her words reiterated this development in a press statement on Monday, and the steps the Director of Food Lab Services Directorate have taken on the methodology for the proper analysis and sampling of the product.

According to the NAFDAC boss, the compound of interest was ethylene oxide said already the Director of Food Lab Services Directorate has been engaged and has started working on the methodology for the analysis. 

The statement reads in parts,” Indomie noodles have been banned from being imported into the country for many years. It is one of the foods on the government prohibition list. It is not allowed in Nigeria, and therefore not registered by NAFDAC.

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 (FSAN) and Post Marketing Surveillance (PMS) are doing this week at the production facilities and in the market, respectively.”

In an updated story, the agency has stated that it will commence a random sampling of the Indomie noodles, as well as the seasoning from the production facilities starting from today, May 2, 2023.

Meanwhile, the makers of Indomie noodles, Indofod, has defended the safety of its products, and ensures the public that the company continuously ensures that all of its products are in compliance with the applicable food safety regulations and guidelines in Indonesia as well as other countries where the ICBP’s instant noodles are marketed.”