VIDEO: NAFDAC cracks down on illegal bleaching cream, arrests one in Borno
VIDEO: NAFDAC cracks down on illegal bleaching cream, arrests one in Borno
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in a step to combat the rising use of harmful bleaching creams in the northeastern part of the country raided a popular Monday market in Maiduguri arresting one Kabeer Mohammed for illegally mixing and selling high-concentration bleaching creams.
According to a post on NAFDAC’s official X handle on Friday, the raid was part of a larger effort to curb the use of dangerous bleaching products in the region
The agency stated that it would impose appropriate sanctions on the arrested individual according to regulations.
They wrote: “To combat the rising use of harmful bleaching creams in the North East Zone, NAFDAC raided Maiduguri’s popular Monday market, arresting Dr Kabeer Mohammed for illegally mixing and selling high-concentration bleaching creams.
“The Agency is set to impose appropriate sanctions according to regulations. Additionally, NAFDAC has launched a public enlightenment campaign to educate the citizens in the North-East on the dangers of using such products.”
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