NAFDAC Warns Against Buying Foods Exposed Directly To Sunlight
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against buying fortified foods improperly stored in markets, especially those exposed directly to sunlight.
NAFDAC Chief Regulatory Officer in Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Directorate, Mrs. Benedicta Obaseki, gave this warning on Thursday during the agency’s market surveillance on the quality of vitamin A fortification in fortified foods at Ojunwoye Market, Mushin, Lagos. She explained that direct sunlight deletes vitamins in fortified foods.
“We are here in the market to check the products to see whether the quality of vitamin A we inspected in the factory is the same with the ones in the market, because we know that handily is another issue on the quality of vitamin A. We want to ascertain the quantity of vitamin A in the market, so that we will be able to advise them on how to store these products rightly.
“We are advising traders to store these products away from direct sunlight. Some of them that store them under shed are protecting these products from the sun. Our advise is that traders should not leave their products under the sun, because sun affects the quantity of f vitamin A in these food products.”
Okay. I personally do not like food or anything edible exposed under the sun even tho’ one can’t really avoid it completely in this our Obodo Nigeria. Na God go help us oh.
Hhhmmm is it possible to avoid 100percent?
Them try but dint lay emphasis on the particular food item sha so how do we know which and which to buy?
DTS a good 1.
They are making an effort. It’s good
Abeg na God’s hands we dey especially in this country of ours
Nice one
A gud move but that will be kinna difficult 2 curb here in 9ja
Ok….
Ok noted
i wonder how dey intend curbin dis
Message.. Hnmmm ok
okkk ooh. tnx
Hmmmm May God help us.
Yeah,buying certain foods exposed under the sun is not good but wetin we go do?
Heard…tanxs
In Nigeria, abi America?