The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has destroyed seized and counterfeited products worth N10 billion in the Northeast zone.
PERISCOPE NIGERIA reports that the commodities were publicly burnt by the agency in Gombe State on Wednesday.
Speaking, during the exercise, the NAFDAC’s Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, represented by the North East Zonal Director, Mr Kenneth Azikwe, noted that the exercise, demonstrated the agency’s commitment to ridding Nigerian markets of substandard, falsified, and unwholesome products.
“NAFDAC remains at the forefront of protecting and promoting public health through rigorous standards, innovative practices, and international collaboration,” she stated.
According to Adeyeye, the destroyed products, including food, drugs, and other regulated items, were seized by NAFDAC’s regulatory and enforcement officers adding that if circulated, those products could have caused harm to countless individuals in the region.
The Director-General encouraged Nigerians to remain vigilant and report suspicious products to the agency with a view to building a safer and healthier nation.
On his part, Gombe State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mr James Agada, disclosed that the agency was taking a decisive stand against those prioritising profits over public safety.
Agada noted that the destruction exercise is a key component of NAFDAC’s market control strategies of ensuring only quality products reach consumers.
While assuring of the agency’s efforts towards strengthening regulatory frameworks, Agada said, “We will enhance surveillance, and bring violators to justice.”
