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Seized Rice Contaminated, Not Plastic by AjayiWrites: 10:21pm On Dec 29, 2016
The recently seized rice by Nigerian authorities was not made of plastic, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said on Thursday.

However, the agency said laboratory tests showed that the rice was contaminated with micro organisms.

The Acting Director General, NAFDAC, Yetunde Oni, said this at a news conference in conjuction with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in Abuja.

Oni said the seized rice was unsatisfactory and therefore unwholesome for human consumption, stressing that the consignment would be destroyed upon handover by the NCS.

She explained that the product branded ”Best Tomato”, was in 25kg bag, without NAFDAC number, batch number, date markings and details of the manufacturer.

She said that `floating’ was negative, sedimentation was positive, cooking was normal, odour was normal, colour was off-white and E-coli was within specification.

She said lead and cadmium were not detected, pre-ashing was normal, ash, moisture and mould were within specification but coli form was above maximum limits.

Oni called on the public to report suspicious cases about all NAFDAC regulated products to any of the offices across the nation for prompt regulatory action.

She also said that the following numbers could be contacted for enquiries: 08013630600, 09094262773 and 08033112282.

The Comptroller-General, NCS, Col. Hameed Ali, said irrespective of the outcome of the laboratory analysis, customs would remain vigilant and alive to its responsibilities.

Ali, who was represented by the Deputy Comptroller-General, Tariff and Trade, Umar Iya, said NCS was guided by intelligence reports.

”Intelligence reports indicate that several metric tonnes of expired and dangerous rice are still lying in wait in warehouses in neighbouring countries and the target of the products is the Nigerian market”, he said.

Ali said that the NCS would intensify patrols to ensure that such economic saboteurs do not succeed.

He urged warehouse owners and transporters across the country not to accept such smuggled products in their facilities or vehicles respectively.

He warned that both the smuggled products and means of conveyance were liable to seizure.


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Re: Seized Rice Contaminated, Not Plastic by AjayiWrites: 10:21pm On Dec 29, 2016
Does it mean the govt agencies are confused or what?



Lalasticlala, mynd44
Re: Seized Rice Contaminated, Not Plastic by BlackDBagba: 10:24pm On Dec 29, 2016
undecided
Re: Seized Rice Contaminated, Not Plastic by olaniyi0(m): 10:26pm On Dec 29, 2016
They can't stop disgracing us angry angry angry angry angry
Re: Seized Rice Contaminated, Not Plastic by Flexherbal(m): 10:34pm On Dec 29, 2016
The thing be say : the rice nor good.
Re: Seized Rice Contaminated, Not Plastic by BiafraBushBoy(m): 11:19pm On Dec 29, 2016
Op... I am sure you imported some of them undecided
Re: Seized Rice Contaminated, Not Plastic by AjayiWrites: 8:35am On Dec 30, 2016
Lalasticlala
Re: Seized Rice Contaminated, Not Plastic by AjayiWrites: 8:35am On Dec 30, 2016
BiafraBushBoy:
Op... I am sure you imported some of them undecided


Your moniker says it all...

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