The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed counterfeit, expired and substandard products valued at N1.8 billion at its dumpsite in Kuje, Abuja.
Speaking during the exercise, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, said the destruction was aimed at preventing seized products from finding their way back into circulation.
Represented by the agency’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Iluyomade Martins, she said the products destroyed included counterfeit medicines and expired items considered harmful to public health.
“What we are doing here today is to ensure these counterfeit and expired products are not recycled back into the system,” she said.
“For those who believe seized products always find their way back into circulation, we are showing clearly that this is not the case.”
