Osun State Coordinator of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Mr Olaniran Olakunle, has warned Nigerians against consumption of cheap food items capable of causing them harm.
He disclosed this while parading a baker of unregistered bread suspected to contain banned substance in Osogbo.
According to him, the suspect was caught while distributing the product to consumers in Ikirun in Ifelodun Local Government area of the state.
Olakunle said though, the country is facing hardship with the downtown in economy, he, however, warned Nigerians not to be involved in producing product that would cause harm to the health of the masses.
He told all those involved in the production of food items without adequate knowledge of what they are doing to visit NAFDAC office for appropriate guidance.
Olakunle added that the mandate of the agency is to ensure that Nigerians consume products that are safe and assured that NAFDAC would not compromise its mandate.
He further explained that the agency in the state usually organise seminars for bakers to keep them abreast of the agency’s regulations on hygiene and health implications of banned additives.
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