Press Release On The Regulation And Control Of Pesticides In Nigeria
, The attention of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been drawn to a call from certain quarters which was expressed in a recent online publication by the DAILY POST, insinuating that NAFDAC has failed in its duties to regulate and control the use of Pesticides in the country and […]
Press Release By Director General NAFDAC On The Presence Of Mercury In Vaccines Iin Nigeria
, It has come to our knowledge that a statement was made that “children in Nigeria were being administered a vaccine that contains 40 percent mercury which was prescribed by foreign organisation.” This statement is not true Mercury is a metal and it is not used as an element as a component of vaccines The […]
Public Alert No: 42 – NAFDAC Alert And Sensitization Of The Public On Suspected Falsified Augmentin 625mg
, The Agency wishes to draw the attention of the public to the detection of suspected falsified Augmentin 625mg Tablets in circulation within the country with the following details and labelling lapses; The details of the suspected falsified Augmentin 625mg Tabs are as follows; Product Name: Augmentin 625mg. Batch No.: 562626 Manufacturing date: April 2021 […]
Public Alert No. 041/2022 – Recall of substandard dexamethasone products detected in Anambra State, Nigeria
, The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying Healthcare providers and the public of the recall of substandard dexamethasone tablets detected in Anambra State. This recall is due to unsatisfactory results of analysis which showed that the samples were found to contain substandard amounts of dexamethasone (i.e. less than […]
Public Alert No. 040/2022 – Alert on Detection of substandard dexamethasone products in Nigeria
, The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying Healthcare providers and the public of the detection of substandard dexamethasone tablets purchased in Anambra State following cooperation between an academic pharmaceutical institute in Europe and a partner organization in Africa. Twenty-two (22) samples of dexamethasone tablets were purchased in Anambra […]
Public Alert No. 039/2022 – Alert on Substandard (contaminated) paediatric cough syrups circulating in Gambia
, The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying Healthcare providers and the general public of four substandard products, identified in The Gambia and reported to WHO in September 2022. The four products are Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and Magrip N Cold Syrup. […]
Public Alert No. 038/2022 – Alert on Falsified DYSPORT (Clostridium botulinum type A toxin-haemagglutinin complex) identified in the WHO Regions of Europe and Eastern Mediterranean
, The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is notifying Healthcare providers and the general public of five falsified batches of DYSPORT detected in five countries – Jordan (May 2022), Türkiye (May 2022), Kuwait (June 2022), United Kingdom (June 2022) and Poland (July 2022) by the World Health Organization (WHO). According […]
Public Alert No. 0037/2022 – European Rapid Alert System For Dangerous Non-Food Products: Banned Cosmetic Product-Brown Henna Hair Colour By Inidian Royal Topline Exim Inc
, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has received safety information from European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non- food products that a cosmetic product, Brown henna manufactured by India’s Royal Topline Exim Inc. has been banned. The product contains Toluene-2,5-Diamine, 5-Amino-o-cresol, p-aminophenol and p-phenylenediamine (PPD) (measured values: 0.2%, 0.8%, […]
Public Alert No. 0036/2022 – European Rapid Alert System For Dangerous Non-Food Products: Banned Cosmetic Product Hyaluronic Acid X 3 Face Mask By South Korea’s Skinlite
, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)has received safety information from European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non- food products that a cosmetic product, Hyaluronic acid X 3 face mask manufactured by South Korea’s Skinlite has been banned. The product contains butylphenyl methylpropional (BMHCA), which is forbidden in cosmetic products. […]
Public Alert No. 0035/2022 – European Rapid Alert System For Dangerous Non-Food Products: Banned Cosmetic Product-Professional Mouse Pro-Vitamin B5 By United Kingdom Studio 2000 System
, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)has received safety information from European Rapid Alert System for dangerous non- food products that a cosmetic product; Professional Mouse Pro-Vitamin B5 manufactured by United Kingdom Studio 2000 system has been banned. The product contains butylphenyl methylpropional (BMHCA), which is forbidden in cosmetic products. […]
