THE National Agency for Foods, Drugs, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called for a stiffer penalty for manufacturers and importers of counterfeit drugs into the country.The Director-General, Dr. Paul Orhii, while speaking at an award ceremony organised by the Institute for Government Research & Leadership Technology, recently in Lagos, said that this would help to sanitise the industry.He urged the authorities to collaborate with youth corps members together with traditional rulers to stem the tide.He also recommended stiffer penalties for couriers and manufacturers of fake and counterfeit drugs, and called on lawmakers to ensure that victims of such drugs are compensated.Orhii, however, revealed that NAFDAC had acquired modern machines and technology that were capable of detecting fake and counterfeit drugs, with some already put to use in some parts of the country.Speaking on the theme: 'Issues in Standardisation & Certification,' the immediate past Director-General, Standard Organisation of Nigeria, (SON), Dr. John Ndanusa Akanya challenged Nigerian manufactures to produce quality goods of international standards.'We need industrial re-orientation with emphasis on research and development. Nigeria is so blessed that merely developing and harnessing its natural resources could provide enough for the people. If we develop our agriculture, we could become large exporters of mushrooms, yams, cocoyams, vegetables and cocoa,' he emphasised.Meanwhile, Forever `Aloe2Go,one of the products ofForever Living Products (Nigeria) Limited, has been named`Nigeria's Best Food Supplement for 2011.The award came from the Institute for Government Research &Leadership Technology, under the African Product Forum Lagos 2011, with thetheme: `African Product Acceptability.'The award-winning product, Forever `Aloe2Go', is one of the range of aloe vera-based food supplements, made from pomegranate, the longevity plant that renews the body immunity to fight diseases.According to Foerver Living Nigeria, Aloe2Go, which not only energises butrevitalises and nourishes the body, keeping it healthy, irrespective of age, is among its most well received products since its introduction into the Nigerian market in 2009 andthe award has added to thestring of awards for Forever Living Products this year'Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, (SAN), said the awards by the Institute was timely as the state looked forward to an industrially developed and disease-free Nigeria.He recalled that manufacturing had contributed substantially to the growth of the country before oil came and took the centre stage, calling on entrepreneurs to redouble their efforts to put Nigeria back in the world map of manufacturing and production of quality goods.Aloe2Go is registered by NAFDAC for sales nationwide. The product is, however, sold by the network of FLP distributors who are independent multilevel marketers under the FLP marketing plan.FLP Nigeria management said it is very happy to receive the award for the Diet Food Supplement 2011 category and had assured all its distributors and consumers all over Nigeria of the company's commitment to ensure that only the best food supplements are marketed in Nigeria, consistent with the worldwide standards of Forever Living Products.
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