WorldStage Newsonline— The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has discovered some bakeries using prohibited Potassium Bromide and Saccharine substances in Sokoto
metropolis.
Malam Hamis Yahaya, State Coordinator who disclosed this in Sokoto said the equipment and substances were confiscated while the outfits
were shut by the agency’s officials.
Yahaya said following the development, the state command summoned
emergency meeting with members of Bakers Association in Sokoto State
on Tuesday and issued guidelines and prohibitions while other
general matters on food consumption compliance were discussed.
He reiterated that the agency would continue to pursue its mandates
of safeguarding people’s health through routine surveillance, inspections
and awareness campaigns and urged people to always patronise finished
consumables with NAFDAC registration.
“We ensure routine inspections on sachet water, bakeries and other
consumables factories as well as raiding markets and points of selling
finished products while conducting analysis of the products,’’ Yahaya said.
The coordinator said the agency shared cordial working synergy with
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Department of State Security Service (DSS), Police, Nigeria Customs Services (NCS), Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) and others through enforcement and information sharing.
