NAFDAC DIRECTOR-GENERAL, DR PAUL ORHII (R), ADDRESSING WORKERS DURING AN INSPECTIONTOUR OF THE AGENCY’S ENUGU ZONAL OFFICE
R The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has seized goods worth over N3 million at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.
The consignment seized includes “3 unaccompanied large sacks of empty plastic containers of labeled Glamor Body Wash visible fairness natural whitening effects (500ml) formulated in U.S.A, Glamor visible fairness natural skin whitening in just seven days body lotion (400ml) formulated in U.S.A, Glamor Active facial cleanser whitening facial toner (200ml) also formulated in U.S.A (AWB No. ET361884, ET361965 & ET361941).
Others are one carton containing tea and labeled empty perfume containers (AWB No. ET203140) and one carton containing 154 pcs (20kg pack size) sample bags with picture of a Chief on Dunukofia Jubilates long grain parboiled rice (AWB No. ET203140).
The Deputy Director in-charge of Airport, John Okwori, who briefed journalists in Enugu warned, ‘fakers’ who may think that Enugu Airport is a safe haven for bringing in unwholesome products into the country to rethink as NAFDAC has setup office at the airport to checkmate their activities.
Okwori regretted that despite warnings by NAFDAC, people have remained recalcitrant in faking and adulteration of products, stressing that the latest trick fakers have adopted was by bringing empty packaging materials with foreign addresses such that when they bring them down here, if we don’t catch them, they go and fill it up, cock and sell to Nigerians as a product made abroad.
According to him, the owners of the consignment which was imported on 15th June, 23rd March and 1st of September, 2014 never showed up to collect the consignment despite telephone communications, hence customs released the consignment as seizures after waiting for the statutory 90 days even as efforts are on to track them.
Okwori also disclosed that while the clearing agent and owners of sample bags imported on the 1st of September, showed up for collection on 5th September, 2014, they failed to comply with the compliance directive issued.
“In fact we insisted that amongst other document a copy of certificate of registration of the product be presented, yet they declined. However we eventually discovered from our Anambra state office, that their license had expired and yet they imported packaging materials for promotional advertorial activities”.
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