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NIGERIA – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed food products worth N32,683,359,280 (U.S$ 70890794.58) that were spurious, faked, expired, and unwholesome. The Lafia dump site was the site of the destruction exercise carried out by the NAFDAC North Central Zone, which includes the states of Benue, Kogi, Plateau, Kwara, Niger, and Nasarawa. In her…
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NIGERIA – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested eight suspects in Niger State for allegedly producing unwholesome ice cream, yoghurt, and bread. Mr. Shaba Mohammed, Director of the agency’s North Central Zone made this statement following an agency surveillance in the state’s Suleja region. “During our surveillance in Suleja today, we discovered a…
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NIGERIA – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has expressed regret over the increasing prevalence of using calcium carbide to ripen fruits in Gombe State, warning consumers to desist from purchasing such fruits. In an interview with newsmen in Gombe, the agency’s Gombe State Coordinator, Mr. James Agada, said that carbide-ripened fruits were to blame…
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NIGERIA – Following a search on a warehouse in the Apongbon neighborhood of Lagos Island, Lagos State, and Boundary Street, in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reported the arrest of importers/distributors of fraudulent food products. The raids were a part of NAFDAC’s efforts to stop the importation, sale, and…
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NIGERIA – CropLife Nigeria, an international organization that promotes advancements in crop protection and plant biotechnology in collaboration with National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has embarked on training agrochemical dealers on how to handle pesticides during planting and the post-harvesting period. This is to help the country curtail the rejection of Nigeria‘s agricultural produce at…
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NIGERIA – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is set to embark on surveillance visits to restaurants and fast food outlets in Kaduna state. The goal, according to Nasiru Mato, the State Coordinator for NAFDAC, is to ensure the operators adhere to appropriate hygiene practices. According to Mr. Mato, the agency had noticed that several…
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NIGERIA – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised Nigerians to ensure that only safe and wholesome food is consumed to boost immunity and improve the body’s natural defenses in fighting diseases. NAFDAC reiterated that Nigerians do not need medicines if they eat right, stressing that eating right means making healthy food choices from…
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NIGERIA – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to desist from adding chemicals to food for whatever reasons, something it has continually reiterated. The warning was in response to alleged mixing of chemicals like Jatropha Curcas leaves, hypo detergent and potash with Akpu, popularly known as Fufu, to make it rise, be…
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NIGERIA – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians about Van Law Food Products which is said to contain some undeclared allergies. Adeyeye said in the alert that Van Law Food Products, an Incorporation of Fullerton, California is issuing a voluntary recall of Whole Foods Market 365 Organic Creamy Caesar Dressing because it…
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NIGERIA – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified the public that foreign material contamination has been found in the U.S. made Buttermilk Pancake and Waffle Mix manufactured by Continental Mills, a Seattle-based, family-owned business. Continental Mills had recalled the product after fragments from a cable used to clear the processing line were discovered…
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