The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed fake, expired, and substandard goods worth ₦1.3bn in Abuja.
The Director General of NAFDAC, Professor Moji Adeyeye, represented by Festus Ukadike, who led officials of the agency to the Kuje dump site in Abuja, said the items destroyed, including drugs, hospital equipment, cosmetics, food items, and several other products.
He also destroyed expired food items voluntarily handed over by some local and international organisations, including the World Food Programme (WFP).
In a brief remark during the exercise, Ukadike said the destruction exercise is a crucial and routine operation that the agency conducts across all zones of the federation
The DG noted that the products destroyed were seized during the agency’s operations in the FCT and surrounding areas, alongside items handed over by compliant companies and organisations.