Food fortification Regulation 2019
Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Nigeria
These regulations apply to all fortified foods manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, advertised, sold or used in Nigeria. The regulatory document provides for advertisement of foods to which no vitamin and/or mineral has been added, label declaration of food to which vitamin and/or mineral has been added, statement relating to mineral content of food, label declaration of food mandatorily fortified with vitamin A, labelling, packaging, penalty and forfeiture after conviction.
Process Flow
Department of Drug Evaluation and Research ⬤
Office of the Director General NAFDAC ⬤
Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health ⬤
Office of the Minister of State for Health ⬤
Federal Executive Council ⬤
Contacts
Ijeoma U. Nwankwo
Director
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
Moji Adeyeye
Director General
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
Mahmuda Mamman
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Health
Adeleke O. Mamora
Honourable Minister of State
Ministry of Health
Muhammadu Buhari
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Food fortification Regulation 2019 Current Version
January 2022
These regulations apply to all fortified foods manufactured, imported, exported, distributed, advertised, sold or used in Nigeria. The regulatory document provides for advertisement of foods to which no vitamin and/or mineral has been added, label declaration of food to which vitamin and/or mineral has been added, statement relating to mineral content of food, label declaration of food mandatorily fortified with vitamin A, labelling, packaging, penalty and forfeiture after conviction.
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