On
May 14, 2018, Nigeria
released No. G/SPS/N/NGA/18 - No. G/SPS/N/NGA/30 notifications, and the State Food and Drug
Administration of Nigeria issued a series of food related drafts of legal laws,
including Food Hygiene Regulations 2017, Regulations on Genetically Modified
Food 2017, Honey regulations 2017, and Regulations on Nutrition, Health and
Other Food Claims, etc., among which the Food Hygiene Regulations 2017
stipulates the requirements on food processing, processing, packing,
transportation, distribution, manufacturing, handling, storage and sales of
food facilities or enterprises. Regulations on Nutrition, Health and Other Food
Claims stipulates the standards relevant to nutrition, health and other
requirements of food labels, and requires that any statement made on food
labels should be clear, accurate and verifiable to enable consumers to make
sensible and meaningful choices.