The Nationwide Company for Meals and Drug Administration and Management (NAFDAC) has shut down a registered water manufacturing unit in Lafia, Nasarawa State, for illegally producing a number of unregistered water manufacturers.
This was disclosed by the Deputy Director and Head of NAFDAC’s Lafia workplace, Mr. Anga Emmanuel, throughout a press briefing on Friday.
In keeping with Emmanuel, the manufacturing unit was initially licensed to supply Mainima Desk Water however was discovered to be manufacturing 4 extra unregistered water merchandise throughout a routine inspection. The illegally produced manufacturers embody Bilal Desk Water, Nkonjun Desk Water, Anumzi Desk Water, and Agbeni Desk Water — none of that are registered or originate from Lafia.
“One of many manufacturers is even registered in Kaduna State,” he famous.
The company additionally revealed that the manufacturing unit’s operational license had expired and that the ability failed to fulfill minimal manufacturing compliance requirements. A suspect, Mr. Christian Chukuma, was arrested on the scene.
Emmanuel defined that Bilal and Agbeni have been registered in Doma Native Authorities Space, Nkonjun in Akwanga LGA, and Anumzi in Sanga LGA of Kaduna State.
Describing the unlawful operations as each fraudulent and harmful to public well being, he issued a stern warning to others concerned in related practices, emphasizing that violators would face full authorized penalties.
“The manufacturing unit has been shut down, and the perpetrator shall be prosecuted to function a deterrent,” Emmanuel acknowledged.
He additionally urged the general public to stay vigilant and report suspicious or unregistered meals and water merchandise to NAFDAC for swift motion.
In the meantime, the suspect, Chukuma, confessed to producing the unregistered manufacturers. He attributed his actions to {economic} hardship and pleaded for leniency, claiming that the ability’s precise proprietor was unaware of the unlawful production, as he had solely rented the premises.