Tag: NAFDAC
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NAFDAC Orders Nationwide Recall of Banned Sachet, Small-Bottle Alcohol
By Opeyemi Adelakun The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has ordered manufacturers and distributors to commence a nationwide recall of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET or glass bottles below 200ml. The directive forms part of intensified enforcement of the Federal Government’s ban on the production and sale of the…
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NAFDAC Warns Against Fake Diabetes Drugs in Circulation
By Sunday Ameh The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against the use of suspected counterfeit diabetes medicines designed to imitate the popular drug Forxiga (dapagliflozin), saying the fake products pose serious health risks. In a statement posted on its official X handle, the agency said the counterfeit…
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NAFDAC Needs 5,000 More Workers to Protect 240 Million Nigerians — Adeyeye
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has raised concerns over severe manpower shortages, warning that the agency’s workforce is too small to effectively regulate food, medicines and other products consumed by more than 240 million Nigerians. Speaking during an interview on…
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NAFDAC Orders Nationwide Recall of Children’s Antibiotic Over Safety Concerns
By George Omagbemi Sylvester The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered the nationwide recall of a batch of Sporidex Suspension 125 mg/5 mL, a commonly prescribed antibiotic for children, after an impurity exceeding approved safety limits was detected during routine quality checks. The agency warned that the affected product…
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NAFDAC Launches Nationwide Crackdown on Sachet Alcohol, Small PET Bottles
By Opeyemi Adelakun The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has commenced a nationwide enforcement operation to remove alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200 millilitres from the Nigerian market. The agency said the exercise is being carried out across the country’s six geopolitical zones to enforce the…
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Cosmetics, Food, Beverages Top List of Counterfeit Products Seized by NAFDAC
By Gloria Drealomalicha The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control ( NAFDAC ) has revealed that cosmetics, food and beverages account for more than half of all counterfeit products seized across Nigeria, raising fresh concerns about the growing threat posed by fake goods to public health and consumer safety. Speaking at a…
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NAFDAC confiscates 10 million doses of counterfeit malaria medications in Lagos
By Paul Joseph The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated over 10 million doses of fake malaria treatments and cosmetic products valued at approximately N3 billion at the Trade Fair Market in Lagos. During a press conference in Apapa, Dr. Martin Iluyomade, the Director of Investigation and Enforcement and…
