NAFDAC Uncovers Illegal Herbal Products Factory in Lagos, Seizes Fake-Labelled Products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered another illegal herbal products manufacturing facility in Agege, Lagos State, where three unregistered products were allegedly produced under unhygienic conditions.

The agency discovered the facility on Thursday, October 22, after receiving intelligence about the production of Ashietu Adams Bitters with a suspected fake NAFDAC registration number.

According to NAFDAC, the fake registration number displayed on one of the products actually belongs to a registered cough syrup.

Speaking with newsmen, the Deputy Director in charge of the Pharmaceutical Division, Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, NAFDAC, Pharm. Edith Joseph, said th agency received the intelligence on October 16 and subsequently began intelligence gathering.

She said the operation led investigators to a concealed facility located within a residential building in Agege.

Joseph described the conditions at the facility as shocking, noting that the products were allegedly manufactured in an open-air environment without the required regulatory approval or basic hygienic standards.

“What we found was shocking. The facility was in a very poor and unhygienic condition. Look at the water they use for production and the environment where the manufacturing takes place. The products are manufactured outdoors, in the open air. I can tell you that this facility is not approved by NAFDAC,” she said.

NAFDAC said three unregistered herbal products were found at the facility during the operation.