Indomie Nigeria has countered the alert sent out to Nigerians by the National Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over the safety of indomie vegetable Flavour noodles, saying the product is neither produced nor sold in Nigeria.
Indomie.
The company in a statement issued on Sunday said the product referenced in the NAFDAC the affected product recall was from France in August 2025 and the alert was issued purely as a precautionary measure to safeguard the Nigerian public.
“Indomie wishes to clarify recent reports circulating in the media regarding a NAFDAC safety alert on an Indomie Noodles Vegetable Flavour.
“The product referenced in the NAFDAC alert is not manufactured, imported, distributed, or sold in Nigeria.
” As clearly stated in NAFDAC’s official press release, the affected product recall was from France in August 2025 and the alert was issued purely as a precautionary measure to safeguard the Nigerian public”, the company said in the statement.
It said Indomie Nigeria does not produce or market any noodle variant called Vegetable flavour, and no such product exists within Indomie Nigeria’s portfolio.
It added that all Indomie noodles produced by Dufil Prima Foods in Nigeria “are safe for consumption under strict quality control processes and in full compliance with NAFDAC regulations”.
In addition, it said, the packaging and product display shown in reports circulating online are clearly inconsistent with Indomie Nigeria’s approved packaging, branding, and labelling standards.”
It will be recalled that the importation of noodles into Nigeria is prohibited under Nigerian law.
Indomie therefore said any product displaying packaging that is different from Indomie Nigeria’s approved branding should be treated with caution.
It encouraged consumers and media platforms to rely on verified information from official sources and to distinguish clearly between noodles manufactured in Nigeria and imported ones.
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