NAFDAC said it never tested for the cancer-causing ethylene oxide before granting licences to manufacturers of instant noodles.
Meanwhile, since the news about ethylene oxide broke, assurances of safety by both Dufil Prima Foods Limited, makers of Indomie Noodles, and Nigeria’s food safety agency – – have not completely cleared the doubt many consumers have. But there are countless others who the scary news cannot stop from consuming their favourite noodles.
At the popular Utako market, Abuja, a business owner who identified himself simply as Nnamdi, said there was a drop in demand for the Indomie brand. “The business has been moving well. And I always make sure I prepare the noodles neatly. Since I got here, students have been referring themselves to me. So if they find anything cancerous, or bad health-wise generally, I am willing to adjust,” she said.
Though he confirmed that he heard of the story when it first surfaced, he said he has not noticed any new development regarding the situation. “I heard the story. They said it causes cancer. I heard people talking about it, but there’s been silence about it for some time now. My business has continued as it has always been except that students are leaving since some of them are done with their examinations,” he said.Queen Taiwo, a student of the Department of Management Sciences, UNILAG, said she enjoys only the Indomie brand and started eating the Minimiee brand after she noticed they are from the same manufacturer, Dufill.
Another student, Progress Emmanuel, said although she heard the story about some noodles containing carcinogenic compounds, she never believed it or bother to do any research.“Truth be told, me and noodles, we die there,” she said, using street language in Nigeria. She added: “I feel like it is something I have been eating for a long time and it doesn’t change anything.
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