NAFDAC clears BON bread over viral extended shelf-life allegation
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has cleared Food & Food Integrated Company Limited, producers of BON Bread, of any wrongdoing following an investigation into claims that the bread remained fresh for over two months without molding.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the agency said the investigation was triggered by a social media complaint made on April 13, 2026, by an internet blogger who alleged that a loaf of bread supplied to her for sale stayed unspoiled for more than two months.
Although the complainant did not initially disclose the brand involved, Food & Food Integrated Company Limited identified the product as BON Bread and denied the allegation.
According to NAFDAC, the agency immediately launched an investigation due to widespread public concern generated online disclosing that its Greater FCT Directorate conducted an inspection of the company’s bakery facility in Abuja on April 20, 2026, while samples of the bread and related condiments were collected from both the production facility and the open market for laboratory analysis.
NAFDAC stated that findings from the investigation showed that the company, which began bread production in 2006, had consistently renewed its product licences without sanctions or product recalls with laboratory analysis further revealed that calcium propionate, an approved preservative, was used in the bread production within limits specified by the Codex Alimentarius, the internationally recognised food safety standard.
The agency added that tests carried out on the three sets of BON Bread samples confirmed the absence of harmful substances such as bromate and non-nutritive sweeteners.
“Producers of bread are allowed to engage in practices that may extend the shelf life of their products provided such practices meet stipulated global safety standards,” the statement noted.
NAFDAC therefore declared that Food & Food Integrated Company Limited was not in violation of any of its regulations.
However the agency urged members of the public to report concerns about regulated products directly to NAFDAC offices nationwide or through its official electronic complaint channels, including its recently launched call centre, instead of resorting to social media allegations.