NAFDAC destroys N28.6m unwholesome products

THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Oyo State, destroyed regulated products worth N28, 674, 750 in a recent destruction at the Shagamu dump site in Ogun State.According to a press statement from NAFDAC signed by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) Southwest Zone, Ibadan, Osiyemi Adegboyega, the items destroyed at the Shagamu destruction site included drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, herbal medicines, food and chemicals which were seized during regulatory activities carried out within Oyo State between October 2009 and August 2012.Mr. Benjamin Haruna, the state unit head that led the exercise said that the fake, substandard and unwholesome products were seized from drug hawkers, pharmaceutical companies, supermarkets, water factories, open markets and those that were voluntarily submitted for destruction.The statement reads: 'The agency hereby warns the general public to be wary of spurious regulated products which they consume as this may lead to cancer, lack of required nutrients in the consumption of harmful products. If you are not sure of the wholesomeness of any product, report such to the nearest NAFDAC office.'Consumers must always watch out for the manufacturing date, expiry date on the product, batch number and the manufacturer's address.
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