The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sustained its enforcement operations between January and August 2026, recording 474 new instances and 821 product seizure entries nationwide.
Data compiled by the Agency’s Directorate of Investigation and Enforcement for the interval confirmed 295 instances have been concluded, 213 raids performed, 179 institutions closed or sealed, 52 arrests made, 157 surveillance actions carried out, and 218 administrative sanctions imposed. It additionally performed 22 product destruction workouts.
The operations lined meals, medicine, cosmetics, medical units, packaged water, drinks and chemical compounds, according to NAFDAC’s mandate to guard customers from substandard, falsified and unsafe merchandise.
NAFDAC stated the actions replicate its continued institutional dedication underneath Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, to strengthening regulatory oversight and making certain regulated merchandise meet requirements of high quality, security and efficacy.
A breakdown confirmed cosmetics accounted for the very best seizure entries with 401, adopted by drinks with 215 and medicines with 112.
The Agency famous the figures symbolize distribution of enforcement entries and never bodily amount or worth.
Cosmetics additionally accounted for 64 of the 179 closures, whereas drinks accounted for 67 of the 213 raids.
The Agency stated its actions additionally included putting merchandise on maintain, amassing samples for laboratory evaluation, interrogations and referrals for authorized motion the place relevant.
“Effective enforcement requires more than raids and seizures. It also involves surveillance, investigation, evidence gathering, laboratory analysis where necessary, due process and application of appropriate sanctions,” it acknowledged.
NAFDAC stated it would proceed to strengthen collaboration with authorities establishments, regulation enforcement companies, state process forces and different stakeholders to enhance intelligence and curb circulation of unregistered and falsified merchandise.
It urged producers, importers, distributors and retailers to adjust to regulatory necessities, guarantee merchandise are duly registered, sourced via reputable channels and correctly labelled and saved.
The Agency additionally urged customers to purchase from respected shops, confirm registration standing via official channels, and promptly report suspected unsafe merchandise or adversarial reactions via NAFDAC’s established channels, noting well timed reporting helps forestall additional hurt.
Onyebuchi Ezigbo
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