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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has discovered a warehouse in Lagos stocked with imported banned Crusader soaps.
Speaking on Friday at a media conference in Lagos, Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC director-general (DG), said investigation through the ports has shown that the banned Crusader soap was imported seven times in 2021 alone with each consignment containing 4,500 cartons of the soap.
Adeyeye said the importation of the soap into the country was banned by NAFDAC years ago because it contains mercury which has been identified as a health risk.
“Acting on intelligence, I&E directorate in August 2023 busted a warehouse in trade fair market, which was filled with banned imported soaps,” she said.
“Three trailer-loads of imported Crusader medicated soap and Mekako soap totalling 4,000 cartons by 12 packs by 12 tablet soap were evacuated from the warehouse, while some suspects were arrested in connection with the case.”
“The street value of the evacuated products is approximately N1 billion.
“Mercury and its compounds in cosmetics are a threat to public health. Mercury is readily absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream and exerts a debilitating effect on the vital internal organs of the body.
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