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By Sunday Ani
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked an online report claiming it was aware that manufacturers of certain products were flaunting expired licenses.
An online report had alleged that NAFDAC was watching while manufacturers of certain products flaunted expired licenses. According to the report, some of the alleged products include Cway drinking water, Eva premium table water, Peak full cream instant milk powder, and GoldenPenny pasta. Others are Gino Magic Seasoning, tomato mix and Cway ultra drinking water.
A statement debunking the report by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, said the claim was erroneous and untrue, asking the public to disregard it.
The statement read in parts: “On the directive of the Director General, Prof. Christianah Adeyeye, the Director, Food Registration and Regulatory Affairs of the agency investigated the erroneous claims and discovered that the registration status of all the four products mentioned in the mischievous write-up are valid.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Cway drinking water, Eva premium table water, Peak full cream instant milk powder, and Golden Penny Pasta spaghetti all have valid registration.
“The online publication also mentioned Gino Magic seasoning tomato mix and Cway ultra drinking water. While Gino tomato mix has since ceased to be in circulation due to the Federal Government’s pronouncement of prohibition of importation on certain products, Cway ultra drinking water is no longer in circulation.
“The Agency urges the consuming public to avail themselves of the opportunity provided by the NAFDAC Registered Products Automated Database (NAPPAD) to check for products regulated by it and their registration status.
“In addition, the public and stakeholders can always contact the Agency for further information on any product’s validity as the above search system is not the final verdict due to the possible backlog of approvals yet to be uploaded.”
