NAFDAC Alerts On Fake Sugar In Circulation

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday in Ibadan alerted Nigerians of a fake brand of sugar in circulation.

The Zonal Coordinator for Oyo State, Mrs Omosola Osinbanjo,  said the discovery of the fake sugar  followed the intensive surveillance exercise carried out across the state by officials of the agency.

Osinbanjo said the initiatives of NAFDAC led to the discovery of the fake product at a market in Agbeni area of the metropolis.

She said the  agency’s officials had stormed the area following reports of  the production of fake St. Louis sugar brand being passed on to unsuspecting members of the public as  fortified sugar.

Also speaking, Mr Benjamin Haruna, the state’s  head of the agency and leader of the team which conducted the operation,  explained that the exercise was routine.

“ We had a tip off that some people were bringing in sugar that was not fortified and did not carry the logo for certification.

“ Initially, we went on surveillance and thereafter went to town and discovered that many shops at Agbeni market and other markets were selling them, ’’ he said.

Haruna told newsmen on the sidelines of the exercise that the initiative was aimed at ensuring the mopping  up of  fake sugar products in circulation.

He said erring shop owners would be sanctioned  inspite  of the  confiscation of their goods.

Our correspondent also reports that some fake brands of fruit juice were also confisticated  during the raid.