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 after laboratory tests revealed that 12 per cent of vegetable oil and two per cent of salt samples sold in Nigerian markets failed to meet mandatory micronutrient fortification standards.
Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, Tunji Bello, disclosed this yesterday while presenting findings from a two-month market survey conducted in partnership with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), which exposed gaps in compliance with Nigeria’s food fortification policy, raising concerns over consumers’ access to essential nutrients through everyday food products.
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 revealed that 12 per cent of vegetable oil samples and two per cent of salt samples were inadequately fortified with essential micronutrients at household level. Of the 100 vegetable oil samples, 49 were unbranded, while 51 were branded products. The investigation also uncovered poor adoption of digital traceability systems for monitoring fortified food products along the supply chain.
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