National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC yesterday sealed a popular Lagos mall (names withheld) for stocking, selling and distributing counterfeit wines and spirits.
Vanguard gathered that the regulatory officers of the agency from its Investigation and Enforcement Directorate stormed the three branches of the mall in Ajah, Gbagada and Magodo-Isheri areas of the state in a simultaneous and well-coordinated operation in company of security men.
Confirming the sealing of the outfit, the team leader of the Magodo-Isheri operations, Mr. Andy Tamanuwa, who is also a Chief Regulatory Officer at NAFDAC, claimed the exercise was part of the agency’s routine to ensure that products sold to consumers conform to the approved regulatory standards.
Tamanuwa said the seized items were mainly popular brands and expensive imported alcoholic beverages.
According to him, “There were complaints about the sale of cloned wines and spirits against the company which were discovered to be true. We got here to inspect the place. We found the products and accordingly seized them.
“They will be evacuated from the outlet for further investigations.”
He further revealed that the exercise was extended to the Gbagada and Ajah outlets of the Mall and they were equally sealed following same discoveries.
NAFDAC has in the recent weeks intensified enforcement activities across the country leading to mop-up of fake products in circulation and sanctioning of erring companies and outlets.
Source: vanguard
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