Recall that a
tweet first caught Nigerians attention on Sunday 19th February 2017 which was
about a certain pack of Imported Garri with the source given as India, which
was
found on the shelve of a Nigerian supermarket. Now, the tweet have reached
the stables of Nigeria Health Minister, Prof. Isaac Adewole.
According to
Prof. Isaac Adewole, NAFDAC have jumped into investigations and proper actions
will be taken on this matter.
"We knew
we had work to do, and Monday 20th we did. Our actions and findings are
outlined below: (Updates via @NafdacNigeria)"
1. NAFDAC
Officers visited the Supermarket in Ikoyi today
2. 26 packets
of 500mg each of the products were seized for analysis
3. The product
has no NAFDAC number
4. The product
is said to be from Ghana but packaged in UK
5. The
Management of the Supermarket have been invited for further discussion in our
Lagos office
Investigation
continues.
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