The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has banned the sale of Dex Luxury bar soap due to the presence of Butyphenyl Methylpropional. This was contained in a statement posted on NAFDAC’s official handles on Thursday. The statement said the product, Dex Luxury Bar Soap (No 6 Mystic Flower), manufactured in Turkey, contains BMHCA,…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, reappointed Prof. Moji Adeyeye as the chief executive officer of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control while naming Dr. Mansur Kabir as the new Chairman of the board. According to reports, the president also approved the appointment of Dr Olajide Idris as a…
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resolved to probe the ban imposed on alcoholic beverages in sachets and small bottles by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). According to reports, the resolution was a sequel to a motion moved by Paschal Agbodike during plenary. The Informant247 reports that the National…
The enforcement of the ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET, and glass bottles of 200ml and below has been commenced by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, on Monday at a…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday notified the public, particularly healthcare providers, of one batch of counterfeit Meronem 1g Injection being purchased in the country. The notification of this product is contained in a public alert No. 036/2023, signed by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye,…
Tunji Alausa, one of the ministerial Nominees, has claimed that the National Agency of Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has not been working. Alausa, a nephrologist by profession, stated this Friday, when appearing before the senate for screening, saying the agency needs urgent reform. He said to tackle the fake drugs in pharmaceutical…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday, alerted Nigerians of the sale of an “unwholesome” Mayonnaise brand called Whippy. NAFDAC, in a statement signed by the director-general of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, said the product was discovered following a consumer complaint received by its post marketing surveillance unit in…
The general public have been warned by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) against “unwholesome” sprite 50cl drink circulating in the country. NAFDAC, in a statement on Wednesday, explained that the contaminated drinks have the batch number AZ6 22:32, manufacturing date of April 18, 2023 and an expiry date of…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday declared that Nigerian made Indomie noodles safe for human consumption, saying the noodles do not contain ethylene oxide. It could be recalled that Malaysia and Taiwan health officials had announced that they had detected ethylene oxide in Indomie’s special chicken flavour noodles….
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, has said it has not registered ‘Indomie Special Chicken flavour’ in Nigeria. The DG said the agency has started analysis and sampling of other Indomie noodles flavours to discover the presence ethylene oxide which causes cancer. The cancer causing…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) on Monday said that it has banned the importation of Indomie noodles into the country. Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of the Agency, stated this in an interview with journalists, saying the Nigerian regulatory body took the action amid investigation by Taiwan and…
National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday in Abuja alerted Nigerians about a killer cough syrup, NATURCOLD. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General, NAFDAC stated that the cough syrup already caused the death of six children in Cameroon, adding that the cough syrup was not in NAFDAC’s database, and advised importers, distributors, retailers,…
The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has decried the increase of bleaching creams abuse in the country saying users face the risk of cancer The agency, who spoke against the backdrop of a recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report, found that nearly 77 percent of Nigerian women use skin-lightening products…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Monday, warned Nigerians against excessive fasting on religious grounds, saying it is capable of destroying the kidney. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the NAFDAC, stated this during a briefing in Abuja, while urging Nigerians to fast with common sense or pay with…
The federal government has reappointed Professor Mojisola Adeyeye as the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The new development has been confirmed by the Resident Media Consultant of NAFDAC, Sayo Akintola. Akintola, told newsmen that the reappointment was with effect from December 1, 2022. The Informant247 learned that…
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has raided 10 warehouses in Sabon Gari market in Kano State, where they seized unregistered food products and arrested two people. The Deputy Director, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of NAFDAC, Kaduna office, Mr. Tamanuwa Andrew, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned bakers who use potassium bromate as improvers, saying it is dangerous to health. According to it, as part of its efforts to curb the menace of importation, sales and distribution of counterfeit/fake regulated products and ensuring that only wholesome, safe, quality and…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday raided the Sheik Gumi market in Kaduna, where they seized unregistered and expired tomato paste, worth over N2million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seizure was made from 16 shops in the market, where 75 cartons of the expired…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians of a falsified Augmentin 625mg tablets in circulation within the country. Augumentin is an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of different types of bacterial infections. In a statement released via the agency verified Twitter, it said the falsified antibiotic has…
More than 80 fake drugs manufactured in China and India being transported into Nigeria by fraudulent importers were intercepted, authorities in the country said Tuesday. The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Christiana Adeyeye, speaking at a news briefing in Lagos claimed that the agency under her…
