Thu. Nov 7th, 2024

NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over ‘Dangerous’ Unapproved Herbal Products

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The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, has raised an alarm over nationwide proliferation of unapproved herbal products, which she describes as “dangerous”.

Prof. Adeyeye, told journalists in Abuja on Monday that most of the herbal medicines were in the form of snuff and oral liquids, which she said were mainly sold by street hawkers.

The director general also noted that the enforcement team of the agency was commencing a nationwide clampdown on the manufacturers and traders who sold such “uncertified” products.

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