I cannot substantiate what I am about to say with documented evidence, but I know it will be happening in majority of the food processing companies. This is not to say the pharmaceutical industries are left out.
The rising cost of raw materials in Nigeria is enough to suffocate many of these companies to death. I strongly believe that part of the coping mechanism for company survival is to adopt alternatives to the preferred raw materials. I can observe that the cost of raw materials have tripled , yet cost finished products did not double except for products that cannot be manipulated or have alternatives.
I will simply advice people to go organic for now. I refuse to agree that processed foods from our food industries are wholesomely safe for consumption without future consequences.
For sake of patriotism I will say buy your processed foods wisely. lt is not enough to follow the food label, just eat that food with a little expectations of what you see on the food label.