By Danladi Ahmed
Flowerbudnews: The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has warned butchers and fish sellers against preserving them with Snipers or Chloroform.
(NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Christiana Adeyeye)
Addressing NAFDAC stakeholders at a parley in Birnin Kebbi, Prof Adeyeye, who was represented by the Director, North West Zone, Mrs Josephine Dayilim urged meat and fish sellers to ensure that they did not give poison or dangerous chemicals to consumers.
(NAFDAC North West Zonal Director, Mrs. Josephine Dayilim and other NAFDAC officials during visit to some factories in Kebbi state)
”Such poison or dangerous chemicals can cause damages to internal organs of the consumers,” she counseled.
Flowerbudnews reports that the NAFDAC Stakeholders interface was attended by representatives of the Association of Table Water Producers, Master Baker Association, The National Association of Patent and Proprietary Medicine Dealers.
Others were the Market Traders Association, Association of
Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, supermarket owners, Agrochemical and Pesticides Marketers.
Speaking further on behalf of the Director General, Mrs Dayilim also counseled fruit sellers against ripening fruits with calcium carbide, and grain sellers against snipers as preservatives.
Mrs Dayilim however, commended the stakeholders in Kebbi state saying,
“the Director General, NAFDAC,
the top management of NAFDAC and of course, the entire work force of the Agency appreciate all of you for your love for the agency and for your cooperation with our officers on ground in Kebbi State.”
NW Zonal Director disclosed that ”reports from Kebbi state has endeared the state to us because they signify that our officers are being given necessary cooperation and are allowedto do their work without let or hindrances,
“So, on behalf of the management of NAFDAC, I want say a big thank you to the
government and the people of Kebbi State particularly, and most especially our stakeholders in the various business groups”.
Mrs Dayilim urged the stakeholders to understand that “NAFDAC is, first and foremost, the friend of the society”.
.”From whichever angle you see our work and operations, objective of all our regulatory activities in this state, like in every other state, is to make you do what is right according to the law of the land, and to meet the expectations of the consumers,” she stated.
The Representative of the NAFDAC DG said that NAFDAC also worked to make the stakeholders improve on their
activities continuously, saying, ” we know that even when you do it well, there is always a room for improvement.”
“The more you improve the better the output of your activities to the
public/consumers and that’s why the slogan of NAFDAC has always been to safeguard the health of the nation,’ she said.
“We protect public health by safeguarding what people consume, what they use on their body and of course, through what they give to their animals and plants on the field,” the NAFDAC Zonal Director stated.
Mrs Dayilim said “It is our believe that when the products are safe and efficacious, it will be very beneficial to the users, and will not in turn, cause any harm,
“So, when I said the objective of all of our activities is to ensure that you continue to improve, I mean we (NAFDAC) want you to get better until you do it consistently according to prescriptions and in line with the guidelines of the agency and by extension, the law of Nigeria.”
She explained further saying; “for instance, when a packaged water manufacturer ensures that he sources his water from a well, dug deep borehole, not close to sources of contamination and ensure that production process are according to guidelines and standard, and even use packaging materials that are sourced from the company directly, there will be no fear on the part of the manufacturer as to whether his product will be good, wholesome or otherwise.”
“The same thing goes for those who
manufacture other products such as bread, yoghurt, spices, liquid soaps or any other regulated product,” she stated, adding;
“When a baker for instance maintains very good hygiene, ensures he does not use prohibited or banned additives such as potassium bromate and he is very honest to use only NAFDAC registered ingredients such as yeast, flours, sugars, vegetable oil etc. that are not expired, such baker would have not only complied with the law but also satisfy the expectations of his consumers.” (Flowerbudnews)
