The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians to stop the consumption of non iodine salt, saying “it is dangerous to human health.”

Dr Abubakar Jimoh, the Director of Public Affairs of the agency gave the advice in an interview with Nigeria News Agency in Abuja on Tuesday.

The director spoke while responding to the rumour that people in the rural communities were still consuming the local salt, which was not processed.

He said that the consumption of such local salt could lead to goiter and other dangerous diseases to human health and called on Nigerians to do away with the product.

According to the director, there are four areas in Nigeria where traditional salt is still being traded, particularly in Nasarawa state.

“NAFDAC is making effort to stop the trading of this salt in these states but some of them have refused.
“With the creation of NAFDAC in 1993, that was the first time and there was still major work to be done on salt consumption.

“We have organised sensitisation workshop on universal salt iodinsation.

“We have been educating Nigerians that we should not be consuming this local salt because it is not iodine.

“We began a programme in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Funds (UNICEF), Micro Nutrient Initiative, Global Alliance and other development partners on the issue.

“We flag-off a campaign against that and it was held in Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, in 2004 under late Professor Dora Akunyili as the Director General of the agency.

According to Jimoh, based on the work NAFDAC did then, Nigeria was declared universal salt iodinsation compliance in Turkey and also won numerous awards in that regards.

“Nasarawa is one of the identified four major endemic areas, they have insisted that it is their traditional source of making livelihood, it is commerce for them.
“They have told NAFDAC as at that time that if they must leave the trade, what they will be trading on must be provided for them,” the director disclosed.

He, however, called on those who are still trading amd consuming non iodine salt in Nasarawa to stop it, adding that such act was capable bringing setback to the country.

https://punchng.com/avoid-consuming-non-iodised-salt-nafdac-tells-nigerians/amp/

Ok

Next time i visit Madam Transformer's canteen, I will surely ask for iodized salt

If they don't have, I will insist they go to a chemist and buy for me that blue iodine they use to clean wounds so that I can sprinkle it on my food...

Can we have list of the ones to be eating

I hear, where is the one you recognise for us?

i will make heaven someday.

Okay, we don hear,
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Noted, but since I applied for this nafdac matters, I never see date nor venue for interview .

[quote He, however, called on those who are still trading amd consuming non iodine salt in Nasarawa to stop it, adding that such act was capable bringing setback to the country./quote]


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please help me

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dami,ojo@yahoo.com

Okay I've heard you..

this is crucial information

Many Nigerians i know won't listen...

NAFDAC died after Dora Akunyili left NAFDAC. They are just trying to become relevant. Is that all you people have to say?

Na how me want take know d salt wey get iodine na....nafdac abeg pack one, aide salt na salt.

Ok....

Ok but how do we know iodized salt?

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TOTO4CASH5:
Okay, we don hear

talk for yourself, not we. u hear?

Hmm, Ebonyi state and some parts of Enugu state still use local salt which they get from salt stream. One reason why Ebonyi state is known as the salt of the nation is cos of the presence of natural salt in the state and some natives still use it in cooking, although a lot of them have been enlightened on the benefits of consuming iodized salt.

Hmmm

No clear cut measures on how to even identify the so called non iodized salt

ok

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People can still consume local salt and use iodine supplements.Problem solved and jobs saved

Poshriel:
please help me

any microsoft versionnis fine for me ... any year maybe 2007, 2013, 2014 or 2016 is very fine

dami,ojo@yahoo.com

you need the soft ware?

Non-iodised / non-iodized

akelicious:
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians to stop the consumption of non iodine salt, saying “it is dangerous to human health.”

Dr Abubakar Jimoh, the Director of Public Affairs of the agency gave the advice in an interview with Nigeria News Agency in Abuja on Tuesday.

The director spoke while responding to the rumour that people in the rural communities were still consuming the local salt, which was not processed.

He said that the consumption of such local salt could lead to goiter and other dangerous diseases to human health and called on Nigerians to do away with the product.

According to the director, there are four areas in Nigeria where traditional salt is still being traded, particularly in Nasarawa state.

“NAFDAC is making effort to stop the trading of this salt in these states but some of them have refused.
“With the creation of NAFDAC in 1993, that was the first time and there was still major work to be done on salt consumption.

“We have organised sensitisation workshop on universal salt iodinsation.

“We have been educating Nigerians that we should not be consuming this local salt because it is not iodine.

“We began a programme in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Funds (UNICEF), Micro Nutrient Initiative, Global Alliance and other development partners on the issue.

“We flag-off a campaign against that and it was held in Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, in 2004 under late Professor Dora Akunyili as the Director General of the agency.

According to Jimoh, based on the work NAFDAC did then, Nigeria was declared universal salt iodinsation compliance in Turkey and also won numerous awards in that regards.

“Nasarawa is one of the identified four major endemic areas, they have insisted that it is their traditional source of making livelihood, it is commerce for them.
“They have told NAFDAC as at that time that if they must leave the trade, what they will be trading on must be provided for them,” the director disclosed.

He, however, called on those who are still trading amd consuming non iodine salt in Nasarawa to stop it, adding that such act was capable bringing setback to the country.

https://punchng.com/avoid-consuming-non-iodised-salt-nafdac-tells-nigerians/amp/

Noted pls i need ur help dear people

Non-iodized salts still exist??!... Wetin we no go hear for this country...

The best salt is the so called local salt, sea salt.Please let us stop condemning what our ancestors ate and lived a long life. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/sea-salt/faq-20058512