NAFDAC shuts three warehouses in Ekiti over infraction

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has shut down three major assorted raw food warehouses in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, over rebagging of rice.

NAFDAC Coordinator in Ekiti State, Mrs. Stella Dosumu, said the warehouses were closed over various degrees of infractions, allegedly targeted at short-changing unsuspecting members of the public.

This is coming just as the Director General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, warned that there is no hiding place for those she described as  ‘merchants of death’ in the country, who may have chosen to trade in regulated products, illegally.

Dosumu said in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti on Friday that “NAFDAC DG, in continuation of her efforts to rid the society of fake, counterfeit and substandard medicinal and wholesome items, has closed down three major food warehouses in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.

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