The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested six persons and sealed several shops in Sabon Gari, Kano, over illegal sale of skin-bleaching creams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kano State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mr Kasim Ibrahim, disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Kano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the operation followed public complaints received on social media, as well as a directive from the agency\u2019s director-general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFollowing complaints received through various social media channels and a directive from the director-general, we carried out discreet surveillance and mystery shopping on the products in question,\u201d Ibrahim said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He explained that the agency\u2019s investigation uncovered six suspects involved in the distribution and unregulated use of bleaching creams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dThe products were allegedly marketed as beauty spa treatments but contained harmful and unapproved substances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAfter thorough analysis and robust discussions, we identified approximately six individuals involved in these illegal activities,\u201d Ibrahim stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the raid conducted in collaboration with NAFDAC\u2019s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, led to the arrest of the suspects, profiling of their products, collection of samples for laboratory analysis, and sealing of the affected shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ibrahim added that other companies found to be faking registered cosmetics or violating regulatory provisions were also sealed, pending further action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NAFDAC further reiterated its regulatory mandate to oversee the manufacture, distribution, and sale of regulated products, including cosmetics, to safeguard public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is in fulfilment of this mandate that we took action to prevent potential public health disasters of significant magnitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese criminal activities posed serious threats to public safety,\u201d Ibrahim said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He urged Nigerians to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activities to the agency, emphasising NAFDAC\u2019s commitment, under the leadership of Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, to strict regulatory enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe encourage all Nigerians, if you see something, say something, to help prevent public health emergencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ibrahim thanked the media for their support and reaffirmed the agency\u2019s commitment to safeguarding the health and well-being of Nigerians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested six persons and sealed several shops in Sabon Gari, Kano, over illegal sale of skin-bleaching creams. Kano State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mr Kasim Ibrahim, disclosed this during a press briefing on Tuesday in Kano. He said the operation followed public complaints received on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":89372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t