NAFDAC Destroys Fake, Substandard Products In Gombe

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday destroyed fake, expired, substandard and unwholesome products worth N464million seized in the North-East.
Speaking at the site of the destruction in Gombe, the Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof. Christiana Adeyeye said the products were seized from manufacturers, importers and distributors.
Adeyeye, who was represented by North East Zonal Coordinator of the agency, Alhaji Sabo Adamu, said “The estimated street value of the products is N464.7million.
“The products include drugs such as antibiotics, anti hypertensive and herbal remedies.
“Food such as spaghetti, vegetable oil, non-alcoholic beverages; cosmetics such as creams, pomade and chemicals such as fake insecticide”, she said.
She appealed to state governments to establish a Drug Abuse Control Committee involving NAFDAC and relevant agencies in the states to tackle the proliferation of drug abuse among youths in the state.
Adeyeye called for the provision of stiffer penalties for peddlers of banned drugs.
The D-G said NAFDAC was deeply concerned at the level of serious danger to the economic and political well-being of Nigerians, especially the agile young population deeply involved in crimes under the influence of drugs.
According to her, NAFDAC has placed embargo on the issuance and renewal of permit for the importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough syrup preparation and deployed strategies to address its menace