The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has clarified the recent public concerns arising from the voluntary global recall in over 50 countries by Nestlé UK of its SMA Infant Formula, due to the potential presence of a toxin known as cereulide, in the batches concerned.
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, reassured the public, healthcare professionals, parents, guardians and caregivers, that all Nestlé Infant Formulae currently approved for marketing in Nigeria are safe for consumption and are not part of the recall.
Mojisola confirmed that the SMA range sold in Nigeria is manufactured at Nestlé Tuas Factory, Singapore, and is duly registered with NAFDAC.
She says the NAFDAC has verified and reiterates that the SMA and NAN range of infant formulae produced for the Nigerian market, are not part of the affected batches involved in the voluntary and precautionary recall in other countries.
