The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed the federal government’s plans to regulate sodium consumption by Nigerians through packaged foods.
The minister said that some of the objectives of the NCDs Multi-sectorial Action Plan include promoting a healthy lifestyle and diet, as well as reducing salt intake through the reformulation of processed food products to contain less salt. “People think salt is sweet. In my place where I come from, we regard salt as the opposite of bitterness, but we are being told here that if you take too much salt, you risk hypertension, your kidney, and different kinds of crisis.
Earlier, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said the objectives of the meeting are to present the preliminary findings of the first phase of the project which involved surveys carried out in the Federal Capital Territory, Ogun and Kano states, and to discuss potential strategies to scale up implementation of the salt reduction activities.
Ban the sale and consumption of all instant noodles.