NAFDAC Declares Indomie Completely Safe For Eating

Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), announced during a news conference on Thursday that a scientific testing undertaken by the agency confirmed Indomie Instant Noodles is safe for consumption.

Adeyeye, speaking to the media, underlined the safety of locally produced Indomie noodles in Nigeria. She informed customers that the recalled ‘Special Chicken Flavour’ variety in Taiwan and Malaysia is not available in Nigeria.

According to the NAFDAC DG, “a total of 114 samples of instant noodles and additives were tested for ethylene oxide and heavy metal (ions). We got 58 samples from various factories, 24 samples from Lagos markets, 16 samples from Abuja, and 16 samples from Kano. Two methodologies were used to test the various samples collected, namely: Gas Chromatography – an analytical technique used to separate and detect the chemical components, and Mass Spectrometry Detector – an analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by the sorting of gaseous ions in electric and magnetic fields.”

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Adeyeye explained the delay in providing the test results by stating that some of the materials and equipment utilized had to be brought into the nation, as well as that the process had to be scientific and comprehensive by NAFDAC.

The NAFDAC CEO enjoyed a well-prepared Instant Noodles dinner during the conference to express her trust in the results of the test, with her colleagues requesting that she share it with them.

Indomie, Nigeria’s leading noodles brand, has been a family favorite for decades. Dufil Prima Foods Limited, the brand’s maker, confirmed the positive results of the NAFDAC laboratory testing.

Temitope Ashiwaju, Group Corporate Communications and Event Manager at Dufil Prima Foods Plc, emphasized the company’s dedication to maintaining the highest quality standards both nationally and internationally while also helping the local economy.

Ashiwaju emphasized the unwavering dedication of the company to deliver unparalleled quality to its consumers, stating, “Our consumers over the years have trusted the quality of our products and hence the reason why they stood by the brand even while the test was carried out. Indomie noodles taste is to date inimitable, the quality is incomparably backed by consistent innovation and the quality assurance tests are regularly carried out in-house. We continue to be the number one instant noodles brand in Nigeria”

Speaking from the Dufil Prima Foods Lagos office, Ashiwaju said, “Indomie instant noodles brands are produced in Nigeria and operations have been ongoing for at least three decades. Dufil Prima has improved local capacity utilization which will lead to enhanced production and further employment of direct and indirect labour to meet market demands and surpass local and international standards.”