Notifications for Nigeria (18 notifications)
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has provided a regulatory framework for the regulation of wheat semolina, whole wheat semolina, durum wheat semolina and whole durum wheat semolina manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria. The regulations specify the quality requirements, permitted food additives and sets maximum levels for heavy metals, Ochratoxin A contaminants in the products to protect consumer health and safety.
The NAFDAC Tea and Related Products Regulations 2025 set standards for the production, labelling, packaging, and sale of tea in Nigeria. They define categories such as black, green, oolong, white, yellow, matcha, Pu-erh, instant, decaffeinated, flavoured teas, and related products, alongside compositional and heavy metal limits to ensure quality and safety. The regulations also require proper labelling, mandate registration before sale, and impose strict penalties - including fines, imprisonment, and forfeiture of assets for non-compliance.
The NAFDAC Tomato Mix Regulations 2025 establish requirements for the manufacture, import, export, advertisement, sale, and distribution of tomato mix products in Nigeria.Key content:Scope and IngredientsApplies only to tomato mix, not to tomato sauce, ketchup, or dried tomatoes;Essential ingredients: tomato concentrate, sodium chloride, dietary fibre;Optional ingredients (limited by Good Manufacturing Practice) include starches, acidulants, sugars, thickening agents, flavour enhancers, antioxidants, and approved colourings.Quality and Safety StandardsTomato mix must have good flavour, odour, homogenous texture, and be free from peels, seeds, or extraneous matter;Specific physicochemical standards include pH Sets maximum limits for microbiological contaminants (e.g., absence of Salmonella, E. coli), heavy metals (e.g., Pb ≤ 1.0 mg/kg), and mycotoxins (e.g., total aflatoxins ≤ 10 ppb).Labelling and PackagingMust comply with Pre-packaged Food Labelling Regulations;Label must declare the percentage of Natural Tomato Soluble Solids (NTSS);Differentiates between “Tomato Mix” (without spices) and “Tomato Mix Seasoning” (with spices/flavours);Packaging must prevent leaching and microbial contamination.Prohibitions and RegistrationTomato mix cannot be manufactured, imported, or sold without registration by NAFDAC.Offences and PenaltiesIndividuals: imprisonment up to 1 year or fine up to ₦800,000 (or both);Corporate bodies: fines up to ₦5,000,000;Directors, managers, or officers of offending companies may be held personally liable;Convicted persons forfeit assets or property derived from the offence.Enforcement and MiscellaneousNAFDAC is the enforcing agency;Provides definitions (e.g., tomato concentrate, tomato mix) and citations.The regulation ensures that tomato mix products in Nigeria meet strict ingredient standards, quality specifications, safety limits, and labelling requirements, while also enforcing mandatory registration and penalties to protect consumer health and promote fair trade.
The Regulation, issued by NAFDAC under its statutory powers, establishes a framework for reducing sodium in processed and pre-packaged foods in Nigeria. It covers labelling, sodium content limits, health claims, enforcement, offenses and penalties. The NAFDAc Reduction of Sodium in Pre-packaged Foods Regulations 2025 sets mandatory sodium content limits across key food categories (e.g, bread, noodles, cheese, bouillon, canned seafood, snacks) and requires clear labelling of sodium per serving or per 100g/ 100ml. It also regulates sodium-related health claims, prohibits products exceeding limits and imposes penalties (fines, imprisonment, or forfeiture) to ensure compliance and protect public health.
The draft regulation is being withdrawn to enable Nigeria effect amendments that will bring more clarity and address identified ambiguities while also taking into account concerns raised by the United States of America before resubmission.
The notification contained in document G/SPS/N/NGA/21 was distributed erroneously and therefore should be considered null and void.
These Regulations shall apply to the labelling of pre-packaged foods to be offered as such to consumers.It covers the name of the food, pre-packaged food to bear certain information, list of ingredients, education and training, processing aids and carry-over of food additives, ionizing radiation.
An Act to establish Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service and matters connected therewith. The provisions of this Act cover:Establishment of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service and the Governing Board;Objectives, structure, functions of the service and powers of the board. Appointment of the Director-General and other staff. Legal proceedings.
This regulation applies to the compositional aspect, provide for appropriate specific rules on manufacturing, labelling, presentation, packaging and advertising of food supplements.
The Act underscores the regulatory framework to: protect the health of consumers from food and animal feed hazard; establish the general principles of official control of food and feed safety, the requirements of food and feed business operators; and define the functions and powers of institutions of Federal and State Governments with the objective of ensuring that food and feed safety risks are effectively managed and that food is of the nature, substance and quality expected by the consumer.The bill covers:- Principles of food safety; - General requirements for food and feed safety and quality; and - Official testing and reference laboratories.
This regulation shall apply to all establishments dealing with the preparation, processing, packaging, transportation, distribution, manufacturing, handling, storage or sale of food or any other matters related to food establishments.
This regulation prescribes the requirements, classification and types of beer. This classification of beer is based on the types of yeast used in brewing (top fermenting yeast or bottom fermenting yeast) and alcohol content.The regulation covers:- Classification of beer, labelling, packaging, maximum limits of contaminants, penalty.
These regulations shall apply to the food or food products that are determined or prima facie considered unsafe and/or as may be specified by the Agency from time to time.These regulations cover the initiation of food recall, operation of food recall system, food recall plan, recall communication, recall status report, food recovery.
These regulations prescribe the requirements for regulations of non-alcoholic beverages containing caffeine, guarana, glucuronolactone, taurine, ginseng, inositol, canitine, B-vitamins, and other similar substances from herbal and other origins that acts as stimulants. These regulations cover the composition, labelling, preservatives, packaging storage condition of formulated caffeinated beverages.
These regulations prescribe the minimum current good manufacturing practice requirements for manufacturing, processing, packaging or holding of a food or food product for human and animal use, to ensure that such food or food products meet the requirements of safety, quality, wholesomeness and suitability for consumption.These regulations cover the organization of personnel, personnel qualifications, disease control, education and training, deviation or defect in quality assurance.
This Regulation applies to all honey produced by honey bees from the nectar of plants or from secretions of living parts of plants or excretions of plants sucking insects on the living parts of plants, which the bees collect, transform by combining with specific substances of their own, deposit, dehydrate, store and leave in honeycombs to ripen and mature.It also covers all styles of honey presentations which are processed and ultimately intended for direct consumption.
These regulations prescribe the criteria to be used in relation to use of nutrition, health and other claims on food labels in order to ensure a high level of consumer protection, that any claims made on a food label is clear, accurate and can be substantiated thereby enabling consumers to make informed and meaningful choices. It also helps to ensure fair competition to promote and protect innovation in the area of food.
This regulation prescribes the minimum food safety requirements for preparation, processing, baking, packaging, storing, and transportation, distribution, handling and offering of food for sale or supply to the consumer.