Nigeria - 2019 - Health

NAFDAC Pre-Packaged Food, Water And Ice (Labelling) Regulations 2019

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

These Regulations shall apply to the labelling of all pre-packaged food (including water and ice) to be offered as such to consumers. It emphasizes that no person shall manufacture, import, export, distribute, advertise, sell or use a pre-packaged food unless it is labelled under the provisions of these Regulations. Persons shall not manufacture, import, export, distribute, advertise, sell or use food whose expiry date has lapsed, and also make advertisement claims or professional association endorsement on a food product label unless authorized by the Agency.

Process Flow

Department of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Office of the Director General NAFDAC

Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health

Office of the Minister of State for Health

Office of the Minister of Health

Federal Executive Council

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NAFDAC Pre-Packaged Food, Water And Ice (Labelling) Regulations 2019 Current Version

January 2022

These Regulations shall apply to the labelling of all pre-packaged food (including water and ice) to be offered as such to consumers. It emphasizes that no person shall manufacture, import, export, distribute, advertise, sell or use a pre-packaged food unless it is labelled under the provisions of these Regulations. Persons shall not manufacture, import, export, distribute, advertise, sell or use food whose expiry date has lapsed, and also make advertisement claims or professional association endorsement on a food product label unless authorized by the Agency.

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