The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has sealed two unregistered water-packaging companies for allegedly operating without NAFDAC approval in Ota area of Ogun State.
State Coordinator, NAFDAC, Ogun 2 Office, Ota, Mr Philip Benu said on Thursday in Ota after the exercise, that the two companies failed to meet NAFDAC requirements for registration.
Benu said that the raid and enforcement were based on routine inspections by regulatory officers in Ogun 2 office, Ota.
He said that the facilities of the two companies were placed on hold with NAFDAC seal and the companies were invited to the office for scrutiny when they were found operating without approval early in the year.
Benu added that at the time of the first inspection there was no body on ground to warrant immediate arrest for questioning at both facilities.
He said that in spite of the seal placed and letters of invitation dropped for the two companies to visit NAFDAC office in Ota, they remained adamant and went ahead to remove those seals placed at the entrances of both companies.
The NAFDAC state coordinator further said the two companies resumed production of unregistered water products with fake NAFDAC registration numbers, operating in a dirty and unhygienic environment.
“For anyone to produce any registered packaged product, you must have a building or adapted one which must meet the minimum requirements of NAFDAC.
“In addition, for you to get the NAFDAC number, we need to visit your site and ensure that the facilities are okay.
“It is after your product had passed through our laboratory test that NAFDAC would approve a number for you.
“We also need to monitor such producers on routine basis to ensure that they are doing the right thing.”
