The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday dismissed claims that there was plastic or harmful contaminants in Golden Penny Semovita as circulated in the social media. The agency was responding to a social media video showing a woman washing Golden Penny Semovita in a sieve using cold water where she claimed the residue she got after sieving was plastic.
No Plastic Materials, Harmful Contaminants In Semovita – NAFDAC Assures Nigerians, Dismisses Circulating VideoThe agency was responding to a social media video showing a woman washing Golden Penny Semovita in a sieve using cold water where she claimed the residue she got after sieving was plastic.The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Monday dismissed claims that there was plastic or harmful contaminants in Golden Penny Semovita as circulated in the social media.
She also enjoined the public to exercise discretion in the use of social media to address any suspicion they might have on regulated products, explaining that Semovita only exhibits viscous and elastic properties. “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 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.
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