The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has sealed 50 outlets in Kaduna State for selling edible oil in an unsanitary environment.
This was disclosed in a statement posted on the agency’s X handle on Saturday.
According to NAFDAC, The operation was said to be part of a sensitisation workshop for dealers, focusing on Registration Procedures and Food Management.
The Director, North-West Zonal Office, Mrs. Josephine Dayilim, noted that there are grave health implications when people consume oil processed in unsanitary environments
The statement partly read, “NAFDAC has sealed fifty outlets in Kaduna for dispensing edible oil under unhygienic conditions, aiming to prevent potential health risks associated with contamination.
“The Director, North-West Zonal Office, Mrs Josephine Dayilim highlighted the dangers of consuming oil processed in unsanitary environments, emphasising the risks of food poisoning, gastroenteritis, and even cancer due to inadequate processing and corrosive equipment.”
She likewise emphasised the importance of using food-grade materials and maintaining hygienic production environments to ensure consumer safety.
PUNCH Healthwise reported in February that NAFDAC raided and sealed not less than 1,321 patent medicine stores in the Sabon Gari open market of Kano as part of its mandate to sanitise unwholesome pharmaceutical practices by the dealers.
