Bread and other confectionery producers have been urged to always imbibe the culture of Good Hygiene Practices (GHP) to ensure the safety of bread and other allied products for public consumption. During a stakeholders’ meeting with the Lagos State chapter of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN) on Friday, the Director General of National Agency for …

The National Agency for Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday paraded some suspected drug and food fraudsters. In a statement on Friday, the agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said one Mr. Okeke Francis of No. 28 Otigba Crescent, G.R.A. Onitsha, Anambra State, was arrested with expired G-Man organic energy drink in Onitsha, Anambra State. She said: …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the nationwide proliferation of unapproved herbal products, which it describes as “dangerous”. The agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye told journalists in Abuja on Monday that most of the herbal medicines were in the form of snuff and oral liquids, which she said were …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has mandated the pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria to establish Pharmacovigilance (PV) surveillance department as the agency is set for full implementation of PV across the country. At the PV inspection interactive session with pharmaceutical stakeholders in Lagos on Friday, Director General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed the preparedness …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has assured consumers of Indomie and other noodle brands in Nigeria of the safety of the staple food amongst children and some adults. During the quarterly interactive session between the agency and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) on Thursday at the MAN House, Ikeja, Lagos, its Director General, …

Officials of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at the weekend busted peddlers of unauthorised chemicals in Lagos where a good number of arrests were made. “If it is restricted chemical, we have got to monitor it when it comes in; when moving it from one place to another NAFDAC also monitors that transfer because chemicals …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it is committed to work together with the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) to combat the menace of drug abuse in the country, misuse of chemicals and alcoholism, which pose dangers to the wellbeing of Nigerians. During a courtesy call by NAFDAC management team to NCTC headquarters …

The rejection of food exports from Nigeria in some European countries and the United States may soon become a thing of the past if collaboration between the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other government agencies at the ports is strengthened. At the commissioning of the NAFDAC office complex for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport/Nigerian …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Friday, sealed off an unapproved herbal mixture factory at Adebola, Ibadan, Oyo State. City Round learnt that the concoction was meant for the treatment of malaria, body ache and hypertension, among others. An investigation by our correspondent revealed that the herbal mix was being distributed across major cities in …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Control and Administration (NAFDAC) has placed a ban on paraguat effective 1st January next year. Paraquat is a toxic chemical that is widely used as a plant killer, primarily for weed and grass control. The agency also said that chlorpyrifos will be outlawed from 1st November 2024, while atrazine will suffer a similar fate from …