NAFDAC seizes unregistered meals merchandise value over N3.8 billion in Lagos 

The Nationwide Company for Meals and Drug Administration and Management (NAFDAC) has seized unregistered meals merchandise value over N3.8 billion throughout a raid on a warehouse in Apongbon Oke Arin Market, Lagos.

The operation, performed by NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, adopted a tip-off in regards to the sale of unregistered objects on the facility.

Numerous merchandise value N3,818,802,720 have been confiscated, and the warehouse has been positioned on maintain pending additional investigation.

Warehouse beneath investigation 

In a press release on its official X deal with on Tuesday, NAFDAC introduced “The warehouse administration has been summoned for questioning, and acceptable sanctions will comply with after investigations.

“We reaffirm our dedication to defending public well being and making certain compliance with regulatory requirements.” 

The company additional urged Nigerians to stay vigilant through the festive season and report any suspicious actions to the closest NAFDAC workplace.

Extra insights

Nairametrics lately reported that NAFDAC shut down eight rice retailers and a warehouse in Karu Native Authorities Space of Nasarawa State.

• The operation, which the company prolonged to Wuse and Garki markets in Abuja, additionally led to the seizure of over 1,600 baggage of counterfeit rice valued at roughly ₦5 billion.
• Mr. Kenneth Azikiwe, Director of the FCT Directorate of NAFDAC, stated lately that the NAFDAC D-G additionally ordered company enforcement actions in opposition to these rebranding different individuals’s merchandise.

“This act of counterfeiting rice is illegitimate. Shoppers consider they’re shopping for high quality merchandise, however the high quality is usually substandard,” he emphasised.

• Additionally, NAFDAC Director-Common, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye had issued a directive earlier that solely protected, high quality, and healthful meals merchandise ought to be out there to Nigerians through the yuletide and past.
• She particularly instructed that these counterfeiting well-liked manufacturers ought to be arrested and their merchandise faraway from the market.
• Following surveillance actions, NAFDAC uncovered amenities the place a girl specialised in repackaging well-liked rice manufacturers resembling Bull 25kg, Stallion Rice 10kg, and Tomatoes Rice 25kg, amongst others. The operation was carried out in a warehouse behind her residential home, which is completed solely at night time.
• The company additionally destroyed unhealthy merchandise valued at roughly N11 billion in Ibadan. The Directorate is tasked with figuring out and eradicating unwholesome, substandard, pretend, and counterfeit merchandise from circulation.

Adeyeye has emphasised that the company’s major aim is to eradicate such merchandise to guard public well being.

She additionally known as for the necessity to proceed collaboration and partnership with stakeholders to guard Nigeria from unwholesome, substandard, pretend, and counterfeit medicinal and controlled merchandise.