Nigeria - 2019 - Health

NAFDAC Food Grade (Table Or Cooking) Salt Regulations 2019

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

These regulations apply to any salt used as an ingredient of food for direct use by consumers and for food manufacture or as a carrier of food additive and nutrients and shall, meet the standard requirement for food grade salt as set out in these regulations. It emphasizes that no person shall manufacture, import, export, distribute, sell, or advertise in Nigeria any salt for human consumption unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.

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

Contacts

Approver

Sherrif Olagunju

Director

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

Approver

Moji Adeyeye

Director General

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

Approver

Mahmuda Mamman

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Health

Approver

Adeleke O. Mamora

Honourable Minister of State

Ministry of Health

Approver

Osagie Ehanire

Honourable Minister

Ministry of Health

Approver

Muhammadu Buhari

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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NAFDAC Food Grade (Table Or Cooking) Salt Regulations 2019 Current Version

January 2022

These regulations apply to any salt used as an ingredient of food for direct use by consumers and for food manufacture or as a carrier of food additive and nutrients and shall, meet the standard requirement for food grade salt as set out in these regulations. It emphasizes that no person shall manufacture, import, export, distribute, sell, or advertise in Nigeria any salt for human consumption unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.

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