The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has uncovered an illegal herbal product manufacturing facility in Agege, Lagos State, and arrested the corporate manager for additional interrogation over the usage of a falsified registration quantity on herbal merchandise.
The company disclosed in an announcement on its official account on X that the invention adopted a report revealed by The Guardian on October 10, 2026, regarding herbal merchandise carrying pretend NAFDAC registration numbers.
“A NAFDAC investigative group carried out surveillance and subsequently found three variants of Asheitu Adams Bitters bearing NAFDAC Registration Number A7-1827L,” the assertion stated.
Further checks on the company’s NAPAMS portal confirmed that the registration quantity belongs to Greentol Cough Syrup, indicating that it had been fraudulently used on the herbal merchandise.
NAFDAC stated the corporate’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer was absent when the investigative group carried out the operation.
However, the corporate manager was arrested for additional interrogation as investigations into the suspected illegal manufacturing actions continued.
“The firm’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer was absent in the course of the operation, whereas the corporate manager was arrested for additional interrogation,” the assertion added.
The company urged members of the general public to offer credible details about suspected illegal manufacturing operations to assist it determine and deal with such actions.
NAFDAC suggested the general public to report related info by means of its name centre and e mail.
