After ‘thorough investigation and analysis’, NAFDAC has assured Nigerians that there is no ‘plastic fish’ anywhere in the country The agency says its investigation was triggered by a consumer who claimed to have bought a fish which refused to cook for several minutes. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says there is no plastic fish in circulation in Nigeria, NAN reports. NAFDAC management said in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, April 5, that its findings followed “a thorough investigation and analysis of some unsuspected plastic fish samples’’ in its laboratory. Our reporters gathers that the agency said that “the investigation was triggered by a report from a consumer in Abuja who claimed that he bought a fish which refused to cook when set on fire for several minutes. “The suspected sample of the fish, after thorough investigation, was confirmed to contain protein and fat which is normal to fish. The fish was, however, found to be unwholesome due to serious bacterial contamination. “While encouraging Nigerians to watch carefully the kind of fish they buy, it is however important to stress that there is no plastic fish in Nigeria."
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