The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday, destroyed various categories of harmful products worth about N515.7 million in Gombe.
The products destroyed included antibiotics, antihypertensive, anti-diabetic and anti-malaria drugs.
Others were spaghetti, vegetable oil, non-alcoholic beverages, body cream, fake insecticide and fertilisers, among others.
The development was confirmed by NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Christianah Adeyeye who disclosed the items were from the six states in the North-East.
She explained that the products destroyed were made up of substandard, fake and falsely labelled unwholesome food products and chemical.
Adeyeye represented by NAFDAC Bauchi State Coordinator, Mrs Josephine Dalym said the destruction of the products would no doubt eliminate the risk of their reintroduction into Nigerian markets.
She gave the assurance that NAFDAC‘s collaboration with other regulatory agencies and stakeholders would be sustained to rid the region of fake and harmful products.
Adeyeye also drew the attention of the public to the presence of counterfeited COVID-19 vaccine in the continent.
She appealed to the general public to cooperate with NAFDAC in its effort to eradicate the menace of drug and substance abuse from society.
The NAFDAC Coordinator in Gombe State, Mr Gonzuk Bedima, in his address of welcome, said there was a synergy between NAFDAC and other regulatory agencies in the state.
He further called for the continued support which he said would go a long way in regulating the circulation of unwholesome products in the market.
“Let’s join our hands together to save lives and have zero tolerance of unwholesome, fake and counterfeited products.”
