THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it is ready to partner with the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, stated this in Abuja when the National Coordinator of NCTC, Maj-Gen. Adamu Laka, visited her office. Newsextra24 reports that …
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THE National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has closed down a bakery for using unfortified sugar and banned bromate in Sokoto. The NAFDAC State Coordinator, Mr Garba Adamu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the bakery was detected during a special raid by …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday confiscated alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and pet bottles below 200ml worth millions of naira in Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the alcoholic beverages confiscated by the agency include: Action bitters, …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned against obstruction of its personnel while carrying out enforcement operation against substandard drugs and falsified goods. Mr Shaba Mohammed, Director of Investigation and Enforcement, NAFDAC gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria …
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THE National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down two sachet water factories in Owerri for operating in unhygienic environments. The agency further cautioned another factory during the routine inspection carried out on Friday in the Imo capital city. The two affected factories included Elmabo Table …
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THE Director General of the National Agency for Food and Administration and Control, Prof Moji Adeyeye, has urged Nigerians to refrain from storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days. Adeyeye warned that cooked food stored in the refrigerator for days is susceptible to contamination by disease-causing …
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MEMBERS of the West Agro Input Dealers Association (WAIDA), South-West, on Friday received Listing Permit following NAFDAC’S registration of marketers in Nigeria. Presenting the certificate to the Agrochemical marketers in Ibadan, the NAFDAC South-West Regional Director, Mrs Roseline Ajayi, said the focus was on chemicals, unlike on water and drugs …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has sealed two unregistered factories in Lafia and Obi Local Government Areas of Nasarawa state. Mr Matthew Adeoye, NAFDAC Coordinator in the state, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday …
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ONE of the challenges of health care delivery in developing countries is how drugs that are supposed to aid the system turn out to be its major headache. Thus, drug abuse and the proliferation of illicit and fake drugs account for the health challenges in these countries. In economic terms, …
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THE National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued an urgent recall for Johnson & Johnson’s Benylin Pediatric Syrup. Newsextra24 reports that the decision follows alarming laboratory findings indicating a dangerously high level of Diethylene glycol in the syrup, posing serious health risks. In a detailed announcement …
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