The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down 50 locations in Kaduna State for selling edible oil in unsanitary conditions.
The operation was described as part of dealer sensitization training, with a focus on registration procedures and food management.
This was revealed in a statement posted to the agency’s X account on Saturday.
The statement partly read, “NAFDAC has sealed fifty outlets in Kaduna for dispensing edible oil under unhygienic conditions, aiming to prevent potential health risks associated with contamination.
“The Director, North-West Zonal Office, Mrs. Josephine Dayilim, highlighted the dangers of consuming oil processed in unsanitary environments, emphasising the risks of food poisoning, gastroenteritis, and even cancer due to inadequate processing and corrosive equipment.”
Dayilim also stressed the need to use food-grade products and keep sanitary production settings in order to assure consumer safety.
According to a news report, in February, NAFDAC raided and sealed not less than 1,321 patent medicine stores in the Sabon Gari open market of Kano as part of its mandate to sanitise unwholesome pharmaceutical practices by the dealers.
