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Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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The Nationwide Company for Meals and Drug Administration and Management (NAFDAC) raided the favored Apongbon market in Lagos seizing drinks valued at N8 million.
The operation was a part of its efforts to eradicate faux, unwholesome, and counterfeit alcoholic and non-alcoholic wines and drinks from circulation.
Anita Dabor, Head of Unit, NAFDAC, stated in an interview in Lagos that lots of the offending merchandise had been offered by retailers beneath the bridge.
“They had been mopped up and embrace very fashionable manufacturers of wines and spirits.
“Throughout the mop-up operation, a transport automobile containing an array of drinks together with JAPATA (a natural drink that failed laboratory exams) was discovered hidden within the automobile.
“The offending merchandise had been confiscated and evacuated. Makes an attempt to apprehend the provider of the Japata available in the market proved abortive.
“The merchandise mopped up from the market are valued at N8,000,000. Nonetheless, the investigation is ongoing,” she stated.
She assured that NAFDAC would guarantee the protection, wholesomeness, and high quality of meals and different regulated merchandise supplied on the market to the general public.
She requested shoppers to be vigilant, train discretion when making purchases, particularly throughout this festive season, and report suspicious actions to NAFDAC.
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