NAFDAC shuts down Chinese supermarkets, 8 cosmetics shops in Abuja

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, connected Friday sealed 2 Chinese supermarkets and 8 cosmetics shops successful Abuja for alleged usurpation of Nigeria’s nutrient and cause regulations.

The affected supermarkets, located connected Mike Akhigbe Way and Ebitu Ukiwe Street successful Jabi District, were accused of selling unregistered nutrient products labelled exclusively successful Chinese, a breach of NAFDAC’s request that each regulated products transportation English translations for the Nigerian market.

According to a connection by the agency’s Deputy Director of Public Relations and Protocol, Adegboyega Osiyemi, the enactment followed credible user complaints and surveillance operations carried retired by its Investigation and Enforcement Directorate successful collaboration with the Federal Taskforce connected Counterfeit and Substandard Medicines and Unwholesome Processed Foods.

The cognition was led by Assistant Chief Regulatory Officer, Mr. Musa Embugushiki.

At 1 of the outlets successful Jabi, a overseas nationalist reportedly denied that the store was successful operation, but NAFDAC said its enforcement squad confirmed that unregistered goods were being sold.

In a related exercise, 8 cosmetics shops wrong Wuse Market were besides sealed for selling banned, expired and unregistered products, including aphrodisiacs and aesthetic medicines.

NAFDAC said immoderate traders were disguising themselves arsenic dermatologists and pharmacists to prescribe harmful products for assemblage enhancement, tegument whitening, and antheral intersexual performance.

Among the confiscated products were Wenicks Capsules, Maxman Capsules, Boobs Enlargement supplements, Curvy Weight Gain products, Skin Whitening Gummies, Collagen, Royal Jelly, Glutathione Whitening Gummies, White Doll, Dr. Gallery Plus, Maiz Zaki Syrup, and different unapproved herbal mixtures.

The items, valued astatine implicit ₦170 million, were evacuated from the market.

Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said the enactment was portion of efforts to support Nigerians from vulnerability to unsafe chemicals linked to wellness problems specified arsenic kidney damage, tegument cancer, representation nonaccomplishment and irritability.

She urged Nigerians to bargain lone products registered by NAFDAC and advised overseas investors to guarantee due registration of their goods earlier selling them successful the country.

“We invited morganatic commercialized partnerships from some Nigerians and overseas nationals, but we volition not compromise connected nationalist health. Any enactment of selling unregistered oregon toxic products shall beryllium met with strict regulatory action,” Prof. Adeyeye said successful a statement.

The bureau besides appealed to members of the nationalist to study suspicious outlets oregon products to its offices nationwide.

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