Shocking! Chocolat Royale Shut Down by NAFDAC, Maggots & 11 Year Expired Products Found

Chocolat Royale on Etim Inyang Crescent in VI, Lagos is a no doubt known and cherished bakery shop, frozen yogurt shop and bistro.

Many who frequent the shop/building, that additionally houses sister organizations 96.9 Cool FM and 95.1 WAZOBIA FM, amongst others, and were stunned to discover it was close down by NAFDAC a week ago. As per City Reporters, a few actualities rose:

All sustenance items/source material had expired – the oldest since 2004 and the freshest in 2013. There were maggots found in some.

90% of the items were not marked in English, and accordingly were not registered by NAFDAC

Unlawful cool rooms were found in the building and in the MD – Amin Moussalli’s home.

The contaminated food items were put away in cold rooms on top of sewage (‘suck away’ pit) and in front of toilets.

The foreign chefs additionally gave chilling knowledge into the business rehearses – they knew the items were lapsed yet proceeded to make them. City Reporters states:

On interrogation, the jittery cooks who identified themselves as John Gbokasa and David from Benin Republic confirmed to NAFDAC officials that the House belongs to Mr Moussali and that the fake, unregistered and expired food products found inside the two cold rooms were for Chocolat Royal.

“I know that the products have expired, some, 2004, 2006, 2009, but I am a cook and I take instruction from my boss,” David said.
“Anytime they need some products to prepare edibles at Chocolat Royal, they come here with van and mine is to give them key to take whatever they want and after they finish taken the items, they will return the key to me,” John added.