NAFDAC launches operation to remove fake Milo products in Bauchi

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has initiated a three-day operation in Bauchi markets to remove counterfeit Milo chocolate drinks currently in circulation.

Dr. Paul Kamai, NAFDAC’s State Director, announced the operation on Wednesday, stating that it began on Tuesday and will continue for the next two days.

Dr. Kamai emphasized the importance of this exercise in ensuring consumer safety and maintaining the integrity of food products in the region.

In addition to the Milo crackdown, NAFDAC plans to address the issue of agrochemical safety.

The agency has scheduled a meeting later this week with the leadership of the association of agro-chemical dealers to discuss the risks associated with certain chemicals.

Specifically, NAFDAC is targeting the use of banned chemicals such as Dictholoruvis and Paraquat, which are sometimes used improperly to store food.

Dr. Kamai also urged bakers and packaged water producers to renew their operational licenses within the required two-year period, warning that failure to do so could result in penalties impacting their business operations.

He further encouraged small and medium enterprises to register their products with NAFDAC to facilitate their integration into the Nigerian market.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has initiated a three-day operation in Bauchi markets to remove counterfeit Milo chocolate drinks currently in circulation.

Dr. Paul Kamai, NAFDAC’s State Director, announced the operation on Wednesday, stating that it began on Tuesday and will continue for the next two days.

Dr. Kamai emphasized the importance of this exercise in ensuring consumer safety and maintaining the integrity of food products in the region.

In addition to the Milo crackdown, NAFDAC plans to address the issue of agrochemical safety.

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The agency has scheduled a meeting later this week with the leadership of the association of agro-chemical dealers to discuss the risks associated with certain chemicals.

Specifically, NAFDAC is targeting the use of banned chemicals such as Dictholoruvis and Paraquat, which are sometimes used improperly to store food.

Dr. Kamai also urged bakers and packaged water producers to renew their operational licenses within the required two-year period, warning that failure to do so could result in penalties impacting their business operations.

He further encouraged small and medium enterprises to register their products with NAFDAC to facilitate their integration into the Nigerian market.

NAN