The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned against the use of Azo dyes, which cause cancer in palm oil and the dangers in using Sniper to preserve ....
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has cautioned against the use of Azo dyes, which cause cancer in palm oil and the dangers in using Sniper to preserve any type of food or keep flies away from meat. The agency, which warned Nigerians on the dangers of buying medicines from hawkers, stressed urged Nigerians to only buy medicines from licensed pharmacies and medicine stores.
The NAFDAC boss, who noted that the health of Nigerians is important to the agency, blamed influx and prevalence of substandard products in the country to absence of a regulatory body, such as NAFDAC at the various ports of entry.
The NAFDAC DG said the sensitisation campaign was targeted at market women and men, road transport workers and employers, as well as community youth groups. “It is our expectations that at the end of the campaign, participants and target audience will become dependable partners of NAFDAC and be in the forefront of the campaigns, by disseminating the information and messages to people at the grassroots.
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