The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Friday sealed two Chinese supermarkets and eight cosmetics shops in Abuja
They were shut for alleged violation of Nigeria’s food and drug regulations.
The affected supermarkets, located on Mike Akhigbe Way and Ebitu Ukiwe Street in Jabi District, were accused of selling unregistered food products labelled exclusively in Chinese, a breach of NAFDAC’s requirement that all regulated products carry English translations for the Nigerian market.
According to a statement by the agency’s Deputy Director of Public Relations and Protocol, Adegboyega Osiyemi, the action followed credible consumer complaints and surveillance operations carried out by its Investigation and Enforcement Directorate in collaboration with the Federal Taskforce on Counterfeit and Substandard Medicines and Unwholesome Processed Foods.
The operation was led by Assistant Chief Regulatory Officer, Mr. Musa Embugushiki.
At one of the outlets in Jabi, a foreign national reportedly denied that the shop was in operation, but NAFDAC said its enforcement team confirmed that unregistered goods were being sold.
In a related exercise, eight cosmetics shops within Wuse Market were also sealed for selling banned, expired and unregistered products, including aphrodisiacs and aesthetic medicines.
NAFDAC said some traders were disguising themselves as dermatologists and pharmacists to prescribe harmful products for body enhancement, skin whitening, and male sexual performance.
Among the confiscated products were Wenicks Capsules, Maxman Capsules, Boobs Enlargement supplements, Curvy Weight Gain products, Skin Whitening Gummies, Collagen, Royal Jelly, Glutathione Whitening Gummies, White Doll, Dr. Gallery Plus, Maiz Zaki Syrup, and other unapproved herbal mixtures.
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