NAFDAC Seals Firms Producing Adulterated Water.

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has sealed

two unapproved chemical and water companies in the Lafia and Obi Local

Government Area of Nasarawa State.

The State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Matthew Adeoye, who disclosed that the

two firms specialized in the manufacturing falsified and adulterated agro-

chemicals in Lafia said, the two facilities were sealed for illegally operating in

unhygienic environments without any form of registration.

Adeoye also said, the facilities were raided during their routine surveillance

activities by the agency’s Regulatory Officers following intelligence reports

and some of the perpetrators had been apprehended and handed over to

the police for investigations into their activities.

The NAFDAC State Coordinator affirmed that, the facilities would remain

sealed and prohibited from further production, adding that their production

equipment had been confiscated by the agency, and called on members of

the public to report the activities of unregistered producers, distributors and

retailers of adulterated NAFDAC-regulated products within their domain for

prompt action.

He equally advised manufacturers to comply with the agency’s regulations in

registering their products to avoid litigations or closure of their

business premises.