Three petrol tankers used to transport edible vegetable oil are now in the custody of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.
NAFDAC said in a post on its X page Wednesday that the petrol tankers were used to convey the vegetable oil to Lagos from a depot location in Sango Ota in Ogun State.
“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,” the agency stated.
“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 agency said NAFDAC boss Moji Adeyeye has established a committee to develop guidelines and a code of ethics for the marketing and distribution of edible vegetable oils in Nigeria.
NAFDAC urged the public to report any suspicious or unwholesome practices related to food and regulated products.
