The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has confiscated three petrol tankers used to convey edible vegetable oil in Lagos State.
The agency, in a post on X on Wednesday, said the oil had reportedly been trans-loaded into the tankers from an edible oil depot.
It stated: “Concerned about the potential health risks due to chemical contamination from the tankers’ previous use for transporting petrol, NAFDAC officials escorted the tankers to a processing facility in Sango-Ota.
“The crude soy oil was then handed over to the Southwest Zonal Office of NAFDAC for further regulatory action.”
A NAFDAC official, in an attached video showing one of the seized tankers, said credible information revealed that the same tankers used to load vegetable oil had been used to load petroleum products.
“This is a public health issue that requires NAFDAC’s attention. That was why we immediately went to that area and we caught a truck being loaded,” the official stated.
According to him, the suspects were arrested and the trucks were seized for further investigation.
The agency said its boss, Moji Adeyeye, had established a committee to develop guidelines and a code of ethics for the marketing and distribution of edible vegetable oils in Nigeria.
NAFDAC, therefore, urged the public to report any suspicious or unwholesome practices related to food and regulated products.
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NAFDAC Seizes Three Petrol Tankers Transporting Edible Oil in Lagos State
NAFDAC officials have seized three petrol tanker trucks in Apapa for allegedly transporting crude edible vegetable oil. The oil had reportedly been trans-loaded into the tankers from an edible oil depot. pic.twitter.com/s3pSxV9v3t
— NAFDAC NIGERIA (@NafdacAgency) August 21, 2024
NAFDAC intercepts petrol tankers for transporting edible oil (VIDEO)