In a bold move to safeguard public health, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed seized and forfeited products worth N10 billion in the Northeast Zone.
Our correspondent reports that the commodities were publicly burnt by the agency in Gombe State yesterday.
Addressing the public during the exercise, the NAFDAC’s Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, represented by the North East Zonal Director, Mr Kenneth Azikwe, explained that the exercise demonstrates the agency’s unwavering 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,” he stated.
He said 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 to build a safer and healthier nation.
Earlier, the state coordinator of NAFDAC, Mr James Agada, said they are taking a decisive stand against those prioritising profits over public safety.
He stated that the destruction exercise is a key component of NAFDAC’s market control strategies of ensuring only quality products reach consumers.
Agada assured that the agency would continue strengthening regulatory frameworks, enhancing surveillance, and bringing violators to justice.
