The Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control,NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye has warned bakeries across the country against using saccharin and bromate in bread production.
Adeyeye, gave the warning while featuring on the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Forum
She noted that most bread produced are becoming daily poison because of the use of bromate by some bakery owners .
“We have closed down a few bakeries because they are using bromate during bread production.”
Mojisola Adeyeye said bakeries caught in the act would face the full consequences.
“This is where our post-marketing surveillance comes in. We go out routinely to look for certain products; sometimes it may be due to complaints through our reform office.
”We have closed down a few bakeries because they are using bromate during bread production.
