NAFDAC to prosecute those its registration number

 

Jane Maduadugwo

 

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) says it will arrest and prosecute any businessman who indulges in faking genuine NAFDAC registered products.

 

The state coordinators of NAFDAC in Rivers State, Chinelo Ejeh stated this after a successful raid and mop “read a dream” insecticide in the state recently.

 

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Ejeh said the raid was sequel to a tip-off, which made NAFDAC  officials to get to action and visited some part of Port Harcourt metropolis, including Mile I Market, Diobu, and hawkers along Aba Road. 

 

NAFDAC, in a statement sign by its public Relations Officer, Cyril Monte, noted that the fake insecticide was clone of the original, but with questionable active ingredients which is foaming and watering while the original products is imported and registered by CU-BAS International Nigeria limited.

 

The agency said that one of the arrested hawkers along Rumukwushi, was caught with110 cartons worth two million naira discovered in a two bed room apartment, 

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 The statement declared that the fake product of the insecticide has been evacuated to NAFDAC zonal office in Port Harcourt.

 

The Agency reiterated its readiness to arrest illegal producers and counterfeiters of the genuine products in the state.