The following guidelines are for MSMEs Enterprises:

Food Guidelines

• Guidelines for Inspection of Facilities for Manufacture of Food Products
• Guidelines For Establishment Of Cottage And Kitchen Scale Food Industries
• Guidelines for Inspection and Requirements for Bread Manufacturing Facility
• Guidelines for Inspection and Requirements for Packaged Water Facility in Nigeria
• Guidelines for Inspection of Micro Scale Enterprises in Nigeria
• Guidelines for Inspection of Small Scale Enterprises

Cosmetic Guidelines

• Guidelines for the Registration of Cosmetics made in Nigeria
• NAFDAC GMP Guidelines For Cosmetics Products

Below is a comprehensive products list under specific categories of MSME products with examples.

Below are the various examples of bread and bread products:

1. Bread
2. Cupcakes
3. Cake/Pancake mix
4. Cookies
5. Baking flavors

Below are the examples of packaged water:

1. Sachet water
2. Bottle water

Below are the examples of dry finger foods:

1. Chin-chin
2. Pop corn
3. Plantain Chips
4. Potato Chips
5. Kuli-kuli
6. Packaged (pea) groundnut
7. Spring Rolls (without cream and shrimps)
8. Coconut flakes
9. Cashew nuts
10. Peanut Burger

Below are the examples of locally grown rice and other packaged agricultural products:

1. Parboiled Rice
2. Ofada Rice (White & Brown)
3. Beans (Grain/Powder, Akara Mix, MoiMoi Mix)
4. Beans /Cassava Flour (Garridanwake)
5. Melon (Egusi Grain / Powder) Egusi Mix, Soup Condiments)
6. Ogbono (Seed, Powder)
7. Yam Flour, Cocoyam Flour/Chips
8. Plantain Flour
9. Cassava Flour
10. Potato Flour
11. Millet Four
12. Oats Flour
13. Sorghum Flour
14. Garri
15. Tomato Puree
16. Tomato Plum
17. Bambara Flour
18. Processed Corn Produced (Pap, Dry Corn Flour)
19. Date Powder (as Sweetener)
20. Dried Vegetables (Scent Leaf, Bitter Leaf, Moringa Leaf, Ugu, Kuka Leaf, Dried Okro Etc )
21. Packaged fortified Wheat flour

Below are the examples of condiments, seasoning and spices;

1. Pepper
2. Ginger
3. Curry
4. Thyme
5. Ground dried tomatoes
6. Turmeric
7. Nsala Mix
8. Pepper Soup Mix
9. Iru/Dawadawa (Locust Beans seed)

Below are examples of palm oil and other locally extracted fortified oil:

1. Palm oil
2. Sesame Oil
3. Groundnut oil
4. Cotton seed oil

Below are the examples of dried fish and fish products:

1. Smoked/Dried Fish
2. Dried Shredded Fish
3. Crayfish Whole/Ground
4. Stock fish filets

d. Stock fish filetsBelow are the examples of dried meat and meat products:

1. Kilishi
2. Ground Dried beef (Dan bunama)

Below are the examples of liquid soaps:

1. Hand Wash
2. Car Wash
3. Dish Wash
4. Glass Wash

Below are the examples of dried poultry products:

1. Dried/Smoked Guinea Fowl
2. Dried/Smoked Chicken

Below are the examples of beverages from locally grown agricultural products:

1. Zobo Drink
2. Kunu
3. Kunu Tsamiya (Tamarind Pap)
4. Tigernut
5. Ginger Drinks
6. Fura da nunu
7. MaiShanu (Fried ghee)
8. Alewan Madara (milk candy)

Below are the examples of locally extracted oil for external use:

1. Coconut Oil
2. Palm Kernel Oil
3. Carrot Oil
4. Black Seed Oil
5. Lemon Oil
6. Neem Oil
7. Cotton seed oil

Below are the examples of locally packaged cereals:

1. Granola (Oats with mixed fried fruits e.g dried groundnuts/peanuts/dried apple, black currant)
2. Tom brown flour ( Mixture of grinder millet, guinea corn , ginger , soya beans or groundnut)

The tariff applicable to Micro and Small-Scale Enterprises are available on the NAFDAC Tariff document.

Please visit our e-registration portal to apply online and upload all required documents

• see procedure for registration

• Micro scale – Required documents
  1. Evidence of Registration with Cooperate Affairs Commission (CAC)
  2. (Business Name and/ or incorporation)
  3. Site use Agreement (Where applicable)
  4. Evidence of Trademark approval we advise that you get this document as It helps
  5. To protect the product brand /or business name.
  6. One vetting Sample and three labels
  7. Fumigation certificate
  8. Copy of Receipt of Payment for production registration
  9. Food handlers certificate / medical fitnesscertificate for production staff, this should include the following: Sputum test, stool test, Urinary test,Widal test, Hepatitis B

• Small Scale – Required documents:
  1. The application letter
  2. SOP for production,
  3. SOP distribution /Recall,
  4. SOP Quality assurance,
  5. SOP Cleaning of equipment,
  6. SOP receiving of packaging materials,
  7. SOP Personal Hygiene,
  8. SOP Water analysis were applicable and
  9. SOP for cleaning of the environment,
  10. Food handlers certificate/ medical fitness certificate for production staff should include the following parameters: Sputum test, stool test, Urinary test, Widal test, Hepatitis B Test.
  11. List or raw material and their source(s)
  12. Certificate of analysis of raw materials (optional for micro scale)
  13. Certificate of analysis of finished products (optional for micro scale)
  14. Certificate of fumigation
  15. Label/Packaging material.
• Soft copy of all the documents submitted.

Phone: +234 7065086926

Email: lagos@nafdac.gov.ngPhone No: 092904762

Email: FCT@nafdac.gov.ngPhone: +234 8035894141

Email: kaduna.nwz@nafdac.gov.ngPhone: +234 803 302 4823

Email:   swz@nafdac.gov.ngPhone: +234 8037015083

Email: plateau.ncz@nafdac.gov.ngPhone: +234 8033075895; 08086699452

Email: enugu.sez@nafdac.gov.ngPhone: +234 8023225977

Email: adamawa@nafdac.gov.ngPhone: +234 8031143974

E-mail: rivers.ssz@nafdac.gov.ng

NAFDAC does not encourage the use of consultants, however the use of consultant by any client is at his/her own risk

Currently, Micro scale food is N36,737.50 while Micro Scale Cosmetic is 41,000.00

A micro scale facility is a business enterprise with not more than five (5) employees. Its building can be purpose-built or adapted with minimum of a designated standard room that is not open directly to any source of contamination. However, there are products exempted under this scope. These include Meat products except dried, Milk & dairy products, Beverages, Packaged water, & vegetables.

A small scale facility is a facility with 1 to 10 employees. Its building can be purpose built or adapted. It must also have adequate space, capacity and equipment for its intended product (s) for registration.

The timeline is ninety (90) working days

Trade Mark, SOPs, Product Label, Cert. of Fumigation, CAC, Food handlers test, Batch Formulation, (Trademark is optional for Micro scale)

NAFDAC encourages Trademark registration, however it is optional for micro scale.

It is mandatory for companies to register with Corporate Affairs Commission. It shows that the business is a legal entity and is on the public register of duly registered companies.

A company can choose to change its factory location after registration by duly notifying and getting authorization from the Agency on the proposed relocation.

The validity period for listing certificate is two (2) years.

Not more than five (5) products can be registered under micro scale. It is important to note that Food Allergen Sources e.g. Stock fish cannot be processed in the same room alongside other non-allergen products.

Yes NAFDAC Registration Number for regulated products is mandatory.

The under listed products are exempted under micro scale enterprise: Meat and meat products (except dried), Milk and dairy products, Fish & fish products (except dried), Beverages.

Yes, NAFDAC Act Cap N1 LFN empowers the Agency to regulate and control the manufacture, importation, exportation, distribution, advertisement, sale and use of cosmetics among other regulated products.

A cosmetic product is termed organic if it contains 70% agricultural ingredients.

Claims such as vitamin E in cosmetic product in micro scale may not be substantiated

A batch formulation is a list of all components/raw materials of the dosage form to be used in the manufacturing process.

The use of distilled, de-ionized or purified water is recommended for the production of cosmetic products.

No regulated product shall be advertised in Nigeria unless it has been registered in accordance with the provisions of NAFDAC ACT CAP F33 LFN 2004 however, you are advised to seek approval in advance before shooting any advert (Cosmetics and Medical Devices Advertisement Regulations)

Yes, ingredients such as Lanolin in baby lotion and Boric acid in baby powder are banned. Hydroquinone above 2%, mercury and its salts, corticosteroid in body creams are also banned. Other banned or restricted ingredients in cosmetics include bithionol, vinyl chloride, methanol, halogenated silicylanilides, zirconium complexes in aerosol cosmetics, chloroform, methylene chloride, chlorofluorocarbons propellants and hexachlorophene.

The use of stainless steel equipment is recommended in the production of cosmetics.

There are many chemical marketers in Nigeria but not all of them are listed with NAFDAC . You are therefore advised to source your chemicals from NAFDAC Listed Chemicals marketers. For further enquiries on the list of NAFDAC Listed marketers, please visit Chemical Evaluation Directorate of NAFDAC, NAFDAC Isolo Office Complex, Lagos or call 09063977319, 07-4609762.

The following cosmetics products are allowed under Micro and small scheme Petroleum Jelly, Shea Butter, Hair Cream (Oil based), Oils e.g. Coconut oil, Laundry detergents, Starch, Liquid Air Freshener, Soaps

Under micro scale production, certificate of analysis of raw material or finished products are optional.Any claims that cannot be substantiated is not allowed in cosmetics products

Medical Certificate of fitness of personnel handling cosmetic products is required.  Food Handlers Test is required in food industries.

All cosmetic products labels shall state the brand name (where applicable), the product statement of identity ,batch number, net content, manufacturing and expiry date, manufacturer’s name and country of origin, NAFDAC Registration number , storage condition, list of ingredients and any other information as may be prescribed by NAFDAC.

NAFDAC does not encourage the use of consultants, however the use of consultant by any client is at his/her own risk

Currently, Micro scale Food is ₦36,737 .50 while Micro scale Cosmetic is ₦41000.00

A micro scale facility is a enterprise with not more than nine (9) employees. Its building can be purpose built or adopted with a minimum designated standard room that is not open directly to the source of contamination.  However there are products exampled under this scope. They include meat products except dried, milk & dairy products, beverages, package water and vegetables.

Timeline is ninety(90) working days

Trade Mark, SOPs, CAC, Certificate Fumigation, Food Handler Test, Product Label, Batch Formulation. (Trade Mark optional for Micro scale)

NAFDAC encourage trademark registration however is optional for Micro scaleYes, NAFDAC registration Number for regulatory products is mandatory.

A company can choose to change its factory location after registration after dully notifying and getting authorization from the agency on the purpose of relocation.

The validity period for listing certificate is two(2) years

Not more than five(5) products can be registered under Micro scale. It is important to note that food allergy sources e.g. stock fish cannot be processed in the same room alongside with non-allergy products.

The under listed products are exempted under micro scale enterprise: Meat and Meat products(except dried), Milk  and Dairy products, Fish and Fish product(except dried)