The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has declared that Bon Bread, which had created a controversy after a review by a consumer over a month ago, is safe to consume.
In a statement signed on Sunday by the Director General of NAFDAC, Mrs Mojisola Adeyeye, it was stated that investigations conducted on the safety of the product confirmed that it was not harmful.
A woman named Ms Love Dooshima had posted a video on social media last month claiming that one of the breads in her possession remained free from mould for some weeks, questioning this abnormally.
In her video, she did not mention the name of the bread, but Bon Bread claimed she liked comments mentioning its name in the post, triggering a lawsuit.
In the statement on Sunday night, NAFDAC said it conducted an inspection of the company’s bakery facility in Abuja and collected bread samples from both the production site and the open market for laboratory analysis.
It was revealed that the bread contained calcium propionate, an approved preservative commonly used in bread production, within the permissible limits specified by the Codex Alimentarius, the internationally recognised food standards framework.
According to the agency, the manufacturer of Bon Bread, Food & Food Integrated Company Limited, is in compliance with regulatory standards.
It was stated that although the complainant did not identify the brand, the manufacturer of Bon Bread responded publicly, stating that the product in question was theirs and that the allegation was misleading.
“Laboratory analysis further confirmed that the bread samples did not contain objectionable substances, including bromate or non-nutritive sweeteners.
“NAFDAC also confirmed that the company has maintained regulatory compliance since commencing operations in 2006 and has successfully undergone several licence renewals without penalties or product recalls,” parts of the statement read.
NAFDAC assured “the public that Food & Food Integrated Company Limited is not in violation of any NAFDAC regulation,” encouraging consumers “to report concerns relating to regulated products through any NAFDAC office nationwide or call the agency’s call centre to enable prompt and evidence-based investigation of complaints.”