NAFDAC exposes suspected fake Parago candies stashed in rice warehouse

NAFDAC has uncovered suspected fake Parago candies hidden in a rice warehouse and in cartons labelled as other products.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered suspected counterfeit Parago candies concealed in a rice warehouse, according to Punch .

The footage showed the products hidden under a tarpaulin and inside cartons labelled as other goods.

“Imagine what we are discovering here in another carton. This same Parago being concealed in a different carton,” an official said.

Pointing to one of the cartons, the official added, “Now see the carton name that we have here. Toy with Candy. Whereas the product inside is Parago.”

“This is the original carton of the Parago that was concealed in a store that has rice. This is supposed to be a rice warehouse but here they concealed Parago,” the official said.

The official said the discovery revealed another method allegedly used to hide the products from detection.

NAFDAC is yet to disclose the warehouse’s location, quantity recovered or whether arrests were made.