The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed a total of 13 illegal dairies and water factories in Kumbotso and Nasarawa local government areas of Kano State.
The state’s Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mr Shaba Muhammad, said this on Wednesday in Kano during an inspection and enforcement exercise, adding that in the process they also seized counterfeit water, milk and milk products.
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Muhammad explained that the raid was sequel to the discovery of large quantities of counterfeit water, yoghurt and milk products in circulation in Kano Metropolis and other major towns across the state.
He said some of the factories were sealed due to lack of NAFDAC registration or failure to renew their licenses in the past 10 years and that some of the factories produced brands of milk and milk products, labelling them as genuine products.
He explained that, “The operations of the dairies and water factories pose serious risks to public health and damage to the environment. We have taken samples of the products for laboratory analyses.”
An Assistant Director (Investigation and Enforcement) of NAFDAC, Tamanuwa Andrew-Baba, said, “We have made no arrest so far, but erring factory owners will be prosecuted as soon as investigations are concluded.” (NAN)
