NAFDAC Closes Illegal Insecticides Company in Kano

The National Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has sealed a Chinese Company in Kano for producing a fake and unregistered insecticide, named ‘Wave Tide Mosquito coil’.

The company, Plant Fibre Mosquito Coil, is located on No.49, Maisikeli Road Nasarawa local government area of the ancient city, according to a release issued and signed by Mr. Anslem Okonkwor of the agency’s public relations unit.

Chief Regulatory Officer with the Investigation and Enforcement directorate of NAFDAC Lagos, Mr. Paul Akeh, who led the operation made the disclosure while addressing newsmen shortly after closing the factory.

Akeh disclosed that following intelligence reports, the agency officials had visited the company on September 28 where they discov- ered some violations and directed the company to come to Lagos for the purpose of regularising their registration processes with the agency, but the management failed to show up, hence the decision to close place.

He said the agency also found it necessary to shut the factory since it cannot guarantee the efficacy and safety of its product. “Since the company is not registered by NAFDAC, the safety of its products is not ascertained or guaranteed. The finished products are bearing Chinese address while they are being produced in Nigeria”, he said.

According to him, the chemicals used for production were imported from China and labeled in Chinese language which is against the labelling requirements of the agency. “They import the untreated coils and pass them through their machines to put the chemicals”, he added.