Fake St. Louis Sugar In Circulation , Nafdac Warns
Wednesday, March 07, 2012Omoba
The National
Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday in
Ibadan alerted Nigerians of a fake brand of sugar in circulation. Omosola
Osinbanjo, the Zonal Coordinator for Oyo State, said the discovery of the fake
sugar followed the intensive surveillance exercise carried out across the state
by officials of the agency.
Mrs. Osinbanjo
said the initiatives of NAFDAC led to the discovery of the fake product at a
market in Agbeni area of the metropolis.
She said the
agency’s officials had stormed the area following reports of the production of
fake St. Louis sugar brand being passed on to unsuspecting members of the
public as fortified sugar.
Also speaking,
Benjamin Haruna, the state’s head of the agency and leader of the team which
conducted the operation, explained that the exercise was routine.
“We had a tip
off that some people were bringing in sugar that was not fortified and did not
carry the logo for certification.
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