The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the public to shun consumption of fruits ripened with calcium carbide. The agency gave the warning on Monday in Abuja in a statement signed by its management, saying that dangerous effects of carbide-ripened fruits include cancer and other illnesses. According to the […]
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According to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the European Union (EU) rejected 24 exported food products from Nigeria in 2016 for failing to meet standards. The NAFDAC spokesperson, Dr Abubakar Jimoh made the disclosure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. According to […]
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A Lagos state high court has ruled that Fanta and Sprite, soft drinks produced by the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), contain excessive levels of additives which make them unsafe for human consumption. This ruling is the result of a suit filed by one Emmanuel Adebo, a Nigerian businessman, after his company was unable to sell large […]
Continue ReadingThe National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has in its recent operations in Gembu, Taraba State, impounded unregistered drugs worth N15 million. The impounded drugs included Tramadol and Sildenafil combination. Joseph Asikpo, the state coordinator of the agency, made this known at a media briefing in Jalingo on Friday. According to […]
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