The National Food and Drug and Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Monday said there is no plastic or any similar harmful contaminants in Golden Penny Semovita made in Nigeria.
Speaking on the development, director general, NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, said the attention of the agency has been drawn to a social media video showing a woman washing Golden Penny Semovita in a sieve using cold water.
“Upon receiving the alerts from various quarters in the community in 2020, the director general immediately gave a directive to conduct emergency post-marketing analysis using different brands of Semolina.
“The agency investigated this claim by conducting appropriate analytical testing in her internationally accredited laboratories and the results showed that there was no plastic or any similar harmful contaminants in Golden Penny Semovita and it contained the expected components plus the required Vitamin A.
“NAFDAC therefore wishes to inform the general public that the claim in the social media video assertion is misleading,” she said.
The NAFDAC boss stated that the alleged Golden Penny Semovita is a brand of semolina, a very popular flour made from wheat and consumed in several parts of the world. Semolina contains mainly water, carbohydrates and about 13% of gluten-forming proteins.
