PanNigerianNews 
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has sealed many unregistered bakeries for operating without the agency’s approval in Plateau.
In a statement on Friday, NAFDAC Director, North Central Zone, Mr Shaba Mohammed, also said that various water-packaging companies were shut down for producing under poor good manufacturing practices (GMP).
He added that many patent medicine stores were also sealed for selling expired and unregistered medical products.
He said that the raids were carried out during NAFDAC’s routine inspection and surveillance, conducted 0in Dengi (Kanam), Wase, Yelwa Shendam, Shendam, Namu (Qua’anpan) local government areas (LGAs), by Regulatory Officers from North Central Zonal Office, in Jos.
He explained that the agency’s mission was to protect and promote the public’s health by instituting an effective and efficient regulatory system that would ensure only the right quality food, drugs and other regulated products, were manufactured, exported, imported, advertised, distributed, sold and used.
He further stated that the organisation would not fold its hands and allow the manufacturing of unauthorised and unregulated products to be sold to Nigerians for consumption.
Mohammed, said the agency would ensure that Nigerians consumed only products that had been certified by competent and world class ISO certified laboratories, and were duly registered.
