(NAFDAC DIRECTOR GENERAL PROF MOJISOLA ADEYEYE actively participating in the stakeholders engagement)
(Participants at the NAFDAC stakeholders engagement)
(Participants stood for national anthem, pledge)
(NAFDAC DG, Prof. Adeyeye in group photograph with participants)
(Participants in a group photograph)
By Biola Lawal
Lagos (FLOWERBUDNEWS): The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
held an interactive Parley with its stakeholders on the need for reduction of sodium, especially, in prepacked foods.
The all-important engagement was personally attended by the NAFDAC Director General,
Prof. Mojisola Christiana Adeyeye, who used the occasion to caution Nigerians
against excessive intake of sodium to prevent premature deaths from non- communicable diseases.
She had disclosed that excessive intake of sodium has been confirmed as one of the major factors
responsible for diet-related non-communicable diseases, such as
hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and
stroke which are on the rise globally and within Nigeria