There are several claims around that Indomie has been banned in Nigeria following the discovery that it causes cancer.
The claim is false, here are the facts
Contrary to rumours, it was health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan that claimed to detect ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic substance responsible for lymphoid cancer and, breast cancer in the product leading to a series of investigations of Indofoods, manufacturers of the product.
The Ministry of Health of Malaysia (MOH) would immediately issue a directive to hold, test and release the Indomie Special Chicken Flavour instant noodles products from Malaysia at all entry points of the country.
Though foreign produced Indomie was banned from Nigeria in 2004, it is not health threat related but to encourage local economy.
Meanwhile, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, has asked consumers not to fret over the South-Asia countries’ preemptive measures.
“NAFDAC did not ban Indomie. Indomie has been on the government prohibition list for many years to encourage local manufacturing,” She said.
She also disclosed that the body has countermeasures to prevent the importation of these products from affected nations
She added that the agency will however carry out tests on the noodles in the country.
CONCLUSION
The claim that Indomie is banned in Nigeria is FALSE.
