The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has impounded three petroleum products tankers conveying edible vegetable oil in Lagos State.
According to the agency, the same tankers had previously been used to transport petroleum products.
In a post on X on Wednesday, NAFDAC said the oil had reportedly been trans-loaded into the tankers from an edible oil depot.
“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.
NAFDAC DG, Moji Adeyeye was said to have established a committee to develop guidelines and a code of ethics for the marketing and distribution of edible vegetable oils in Nigeria.