Since the publication of PREMIUM TIMES’ investigation, NAFDAC has been under the scrutiny of Nigerians who questioned its regulatory functions.
, on Monday, said it has commenced a nationwide mop-up of Sacra Herbs, a herbal concoction recently found to be toxic.
Mrs Adeyeye told journalists that NAFDAC had commenced an exercise to ensure the herbal product, whose registration number expired over three years ago, is off the market. She said the agency’s investigation revealed that the product, manufactured in Ghana and approved for use as an analgesic by the Food and Drug Authority of the neighbouring country, was packaged with different names in Nigeria.
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