7 articles · Updated · msmeafricaonline.com · May 14
Lagos State’s consumer protection agency barred petroleum tankers from transporting edible oil and signed an MoU with transport and marketer groups to enforce the change.
Only certified food-grade tankers can now carry edible oil because regulators say fuel tankers can leave chemical residues that contaminate food and threaten public health.
The framework requires exclusive-use tankers, registration and identification systems, periodic inspections, laboratory testing of oil samples, random spot checks and joint enforcement operations.
LASCOPA said it will step up monitoring and complaint investigations under the 2025 agency law as concerns grow over contamination in Nigeria’s edible oil market.
The move follows NAFDAC’s December 2025 warnings on several edible oil brands and fits Lagos’s broader push to tighten food-safety controls before products reach consumers.