Public Alert No.0046/2021 – American Screening LLC Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of American Screening Hand Sanitizer Packaged In 8 Oz Bottles Because They Resemble Beverage Containers
, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been informed by U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that American screening LLC issues a voluntary recall of American screening hand sanitizer packaged in 8 oz bottles because they resemble beverage containers. Risk Associated Ingesting hand sanitizer, which is intended for topical […]
Public Alert No. 045/2021- Alert on the Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Odor- Eaters® Spray Powder and Odor-Eaters® Stink Stoppers® Spray Due to Benzene Contamination
, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has been informed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that Odor-Eaters®, owned by Blistex Inc., is voluntarily recalling a total of forty-one lots of two Odor-Eaters® spray products due to the presence of benzene. Internal testing identified low levels of benzene contamination […]
Public Alert No. 044/2021 – Alert on Pfizer’s Expanded Recall of Four Additional lots of Chantix (Varenicline) Tablets, Due to the Presence of Nitrosamine, N-Nitroso-Varenicline above Pfizer Established Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) Level
, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has received information from US FDA that Pfizer is voluntarily recalling four (4) additional lots of Chantix (Varenicline) Tablets following the recall of twelve (12) lots in July. The recall is due to the presence of Nitrosamine, N-nitroso-varenicline above Pfizer established acceptable daily […]
Address By Director General Of NAFDAC, Prof Moji Christianah On Her 4th Year Anniversary In Office On Tuesday, 30th November, 2021 In Abuja
, Protocol, It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you all to this very important and special Press Conference organized by the Agency to commemorate the 4th year anniversary of my assumption of office as Director – General of NAFDAC. It is with a great heart of gratitude that I give glory and […]
Public Alert No. 43/2021 – Voluntary Recall of Green Field Farms Whole chocolate Milk produced by Green Field Farms Dairy of Fredericksburg, Ohio, due to ineffective pasteurization of the product
, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has received information from US FDA via the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation of Nigeria on the voluntary recall by Green Field Farms Dairy of Fredericksburg, Ohio of its Whole Chocolate Milk product, with a code date of […]
NAFDAC Celebrates 2021 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW); Theme – Spread Awareness Stop Resistance
, Introduction Antibiotic resistance happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. An increasing number of infections are untreatable due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Antibiotic resistance does not mean the body is becoming resistant to antibiotics; it is that bacteria have become resistant to the antibiotics designed […]
Press Release on Evacuation Carried Out at ASPAMDA, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos
, I am delighted to welcome and update you on the activities of NAFDAC in her quest to ensure total elimination of Fake, Expired, Substandard, Banned, Adulterated and Falsely Labelled Medical Products, other Unsafe and Unwholesome NAFDAC Regulated Products from circulation. The officers of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of NAFDAC and the Federal Task Force […]
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is celebrating 2021 National Antimicrobial Awareness Week (NAAW) in commemoration of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), organized by Tripartite Organizations; World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) scheduled […]
Public Alert No: 0042/2021 – Alert on Ngul Be Tara Drug
, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) hereby warns the general public against the use of Ngul Be Tara range of Products (Powder, Capsules, and Concentrated liquid) for the treatment of any illness. None of the products are approved by NAFDAC. The manufacturer of Ngul Be Tara range of products, […]
Public Alert No.0041/2021 – Potential for False Positive Results with Certain Lots of Ellume COVID-19 Home Tests Due to a Manufacturing Issue: FDA Safety Communication
, The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has been informed by U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a safety communication of potential for false positive results with certain lots of the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test, due to a recently identified manufacturing problem. For these tests, a “false positive” is […]
