NAFDAC threatens to shut bakeries over banned bread improvers

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned bakers successful Niger State against utilizing banned substances, peculiarly potassium bromate and saccharin, successful breadstuff production.

The NAFDAC authorities coordinator successful Niger State, James Kigbu, gave the informing during a one-day sensitisation programme for maestro bakers successful the Minna Emirate connected regulatory compliance.

The bureau besides cautioned bakers against utilizing unapproved labels and advertisements connected their products.

He besides warned that the usage of banned breadstuff improvers and unauthorised labels could pb to the contiguous closure of bakeries, arsenic good arsenic different sanctions, including administrative fines and prosecution.

He stressed that compliance with regulatory requirements was important to ensuring that breadstuff and different baked products were produced, packaged and distributed successful enactment with established standards to support nationalist health.

According to him, “bakers indispensable adhere to bully hygiene and nutrient information practices, usage lone approved ingredients and comply with NAFDAC labelling requirements.”

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