The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Niger state, says it will intensify monitoring of use of potassium bromide by bakeries across the state. Mr Anikoh Ibrahim, NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, made this known on Tuesday in Minna, the state capital.
Ibrahim said the exercise was to ensure zero tolerance for use of potassium bromide by bakers and build public confidence in the consumption of bread. “We will start nationwide monitoring of bread in bakeries for potassium bromide today,’’ he said.
He added that the exercise would commence in Kontagora local government area of the state and officials of the agency would collect bread samples from all bakeries in the area for test.
He said the unannounced routine visits to the bakeries would be carried out in the 25 local government areas in the state.
The state coordinator said the exercise would produce the statistical data on the use of potassium bromide in bakeries in Niger state.
NAFDAC had earlier banned use of potassium bromide in baking as the bread enhancement substance is cancerous.
