FCCPC seals firms as oil, salt samples fail fortification tests.
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed manufacturing facilities of defaulting food companies following a survey that revealed inadequate fortification of some vegetable oil and salt products sold in Nigerian markets.
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC, Tunji Bello, disclosed this on Thursday while presenting the findings of a two-month market survey conducted in partnership with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).
The survey examined 200 randomly selected samples, comprising 100 vegetable oil and 100 salt products collected from households and open markets across Northern and Southern Nigeria. Laboratory analysis showed that 12 per cent of the vegetable oil samples and two per cent of the salt samples were inadequately fortified with essential micronutrients at the household level. According to Bello, the survey covered both branded and unbranded products. Of the 100 vegetable oil samples, 49 were unbranded, while 51 were branded products, including Devon King’s, Power Oil, Activa, Golden Penny, Laziz, Mamador and Golden Terra, among others.
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