VIDEO: NAFDAC seizes petrol tankers transporting vegetable oil in Lagos
The officials of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control have seized three petrol tanker trucks in Apapa for allegedly transporting crude edible vegetable oil.
This was disclosed in a statement posted on X.com on Wednesday.
According to the statement, the oil had reportedly been loaded into the tankers from an edible oil depot.
The agency’s officials escorted the tankers to a processing facility in Sango-Ota to avoid chemical contamination and other potential health risks due to the previous use of the transporting petrol tankers.
The crude edible vegetable oil was then handed over to the Southwest Zonal Office of NAFDAC for further regulatory action.
The statement reads, “NAFDAC officials have seized three petrol tanker trucks in Apapa for allegedly transporting crude edible vegetable oil. The oil had reportedly been trans-loaded into the tankers from an edible oil depot.
“Concerned about the potential health risks due to chemical contamination from the tankers’ previous use for transporting petrol, NAFDAC officials escorted the tankers to a processing facility in Sango-Ota.
The crude soy oil was then handed over to the Southwest Zonal Office of NAFDAC for further regulatory action.”
NAFDAC urged the public to report any suspicious or unwholesome practices related to food and regulated products.
The statement added, “We affirm our commitment to strict enforcement and continuous surveillance to protect public health.”
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Moji Adeyeye had established a committee to develop guidelines and a code of ethics for the marketing and distribution of edible vegetable oils in Nigeria.
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