The second office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Ogun State has begun operations. Located in Ota/Agbara axis, NAFDAC said it would bring regulation to customers’ doorsteps. In a statement on Sunday, NAFDAC’s Resident Media Consultant, Mr. Sayo Akintola said that, by this development, the agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has again demonstrated …

In response to a viral social media video claiming that Golden Penny semovita contains plastic or harmful contaminants, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged the public to disregard these claims and exercise caution when using social media to address concerns about regulated products NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye urged the public to disregard …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has described drug hawkers across the country as merchants of death, saying they expose essential and life-saving medicines to inclement weather. At the flag-off of the NAFDAC media sensitisation workshop on the dangers of drug hawking and ripening of fruits with carbide in Lagos on Wednesday, the agency’s Director …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against patronising drug hawkers. The agency said most of the drugs sold by hawkers are counterfeit, substandard, and expired, warning that the sellers of the medicines are merchants of death. NAFDAC’s Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye said this on Tuesday at the official flag-off of the …

In continuation of finding lasting solutions to the problem of Nigeria non-oil export rejects abroad, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has once again extended hands of collaboration to critical stakeholders in the nation’s ports. The partnership is aimed at working together to revamp the export trade in the non-oil sector and reduce the rejection …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has certified that Golden Penny semovita and other semolina products do not contain plastic or any similar contaminants. In response to a social media video of a woman using cold water to wash Golden Penny semovita in a sieve with the claim that the residue she got after sieving …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians to a batch of unwholesome Sprite 50cl glass bottles circulating in Nigeria. NAFDAC said the product was discovered following a consumer complaint received and investigated by the post-marketing surveillance unit of the agency. The agency said the investigation revealed that over five crates of the implicated …

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 …