The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning against the consumption of Whippy Real Mayonnaise in Nigeria due to safety concerns.
This was contained in a public alert, No. 024/2023, issued by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, and shared with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday, in Abuja..
Mr Adeyeye said that the product was discovered following a consumer’s complaint and investigated by the post-marketing surveillance unit of the agency in Ilorin, Kwara State.
She also said that the Whippy Real Mayonnaise products were manufactured in June 2022 but would expire in December this year.
However, before the expiration date, the products began to change colour from the regular mayonnaise colour, raising suspicion about the quality of Whippy Real Mayonnaise.
She then implore distributors, retailers, and consumers to exercise caution and vigilance to avoid consumption, sale, or distribution of the implicated batches of the unwholesome Whippy Real Mayonnaise, adding that the products’ authenticity and physical condition should be carefully checked.
The alert reads in part: “On investigation, the products were sourced locally from the manufacturer, SNF FOODS Limited, Onitsha, Anambra State. Samples were taken randomly from different batches of the product for laboratory analysis in NAFDAC Laboratory.
“Laboratory analysis conducted on the product by the agency showed unsatisfactory outcomes. It was discovered that, though the products were still within shelf life, they have become rancid and exhibited a colour different from the original colour of mayonnaise.
“All zonal directors and state coordinators have been directed to carry out surveillance and mop up the implicated batches of the unwholesome product.”
