The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on illegal pesticides, seizing banned agrochemicals worth more than N800 million in four states amid growing concerns over food safety, toxic chemical residues and threats to public health. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mo...
•Herbal concoctions The death toll from the consumption of suspected locally prepared alcoholic and herbal concoctions in Ondo State has risen to 48, with five people reportedly rendered completely blind, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said. The agency said 182 cases had so far been recorded in co...
•The truck carrying expired donated medicines at Igwuruta dump site in Port Harcourt, Rivers State The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed expired donated medicines valued at ₦59 million at the Igwuruta dump site in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The agency disclosed this in a post on its official ...
•NAFDAC head office The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the circulation of suspected counterfeit ORACIRE+ Toothpaste, allegedly distributed under the guise of the registered ORACARE+ Toothpaste. The agency said the alert followed a formal complaint and market intelligence repo...
•NAFDAC director-general, Mojisola Adeyeye The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has inaugurated a 600-member Pharmacists Reserve Volunteer Programme (PRVP) to strengthen its fight against substandard and falsified medicines. The PRVP will also help the agency improve its ability to respond to drug-related e...
•NAFDAC director-general, Mojisola Adeyeye, and alcohol in sachets  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has linked banditry in Nigeria to the indiscriminate consumption of alcohol. The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, stated th...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has intensified its war against counterfeit and substandard products, destroying regulated goods worth more than N1.5 trillion in a coordinated nationwide operation, while securing 64 convictions against offenders. Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disc...
•NAFDAC boss, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye and banned sachet alcoholic drinks Nearly half of minors and underage consumers who procure alcoholic drinks do so through sachets and bottles below 200ml, prompting NAFDAC to take its enforcement battle from manufacturers to Nigeria’s streets, markets, bars and retail outlets. The National Agency for Food...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port Harcourt Area I Command, has handed over a consignment of intercepted expired pharmaceutical products with a Cost, Insurance and Freight (CIF) value of more than N59 million to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for regulatory action. Speaking during the handover ce...
•NAFDAC operatives seize banned sachet alcoholic drinks  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the official shutdown of three alcohol manufacturing companies in Ota, Ogun State, for allegedly violating the federal government’s ban on producing alcoholic beverages in sachets and PET bottles. A ...
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