The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has intercepted N2 billion worth of counterfeit alcohol packaging materials in Lagos. In a statement via its X handle on Thursday, NAFDAC said it stormed and dismantled illegal alcohol packaging operations at Article Market in Abule-Osun, Lagos State. According to the agency, during the…
The Senior Prophet of Christ MercyLand Ministry, Jeremiah Fufeyin, says he did not use the name of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on its spiritual items to deceive Nigerians. Fufeyin, who refuted the allegation in a statement and criticized the report making the rounds with the caption ‘‘NAFDAC Investigating…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has said it has destroyed fake, adulterated and unregistered food, drug and cosmetic products worth about N2.7 billion seized in the South-East. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, in a brief remark during the exercise in Enugu said, the products would have compromised…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) recently seized three petrol tankers loaded with soy oil in Lagos State due to concerns over potential public health risks. The agency discovered that the same tankers used for transporting vegetable oil had also been used for petroleum products, and the vehicles had conflicting…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC in Bauchi State has commenced a three-day exercise in markets to mop up fake Milo chocolate drinks in circulation. The State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Dr Paul Kamai made this known on Wednesday in Bauchi. “The NAFDAC office began the inspections in markets and superstores…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned against obstruction of its personnel while carrying out enforcement operations against substandard drugs and falsified goods. The Director of Investigation and Enforcement, NAFDAC, Shaba Mohammed, gave the warning in Abuja on Wednesday. Mohammed, also the Chairman, Federal Task Force on Fake and…
The director general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC) Professor Moji Adeyeye, Tuesday, urged Nigerians to refrain from storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days. She stated that cooked food stored in the refrigerator for days is susceptible to contamination by disease-causing pathogens and they are…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down several sachet water factories in Lagos State. The factories are located in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state and were shut down for operating in an unhygienic environment. The sealing of the factories followed inspections by the agency’s Investigation and Enforcement…
THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is probing a widely shared social media post in which a woman allegedly used polythene-laced oil to fry plantain chips. In a statement by NAFDAC’s resident media consultant, Sayo Akintola, on Saturday, January 20, the agency said it was taking a science-based…
