NAFDAC Closes Lagos Mall For Selling Counterfeit Alcoholic Wine

The Nigeria (NAFDAC)National Agency fo r Food and Drug Administration and Control, on Monday, sealed a popular Lagos mall for stocking, selling and distributing spirits and counterfeit wines.

The official regulatory officers of the agency from its Investigation and Enforcement Directorate stormed the three branches of the mall in Gbagada , Magodo Isheri , and Ajah,  areas of Lagos state in a simultaneous and coordinated operation in company of security men and journalists.

The team leader of the Magodo operation, Mr Andy Tamanuwa, a chief regulatory officer, confirmed the sealing of the outfit, maintaining that the exercise was a routine  aimed at ensuring that products sold to consumers conformed to the approved regulatory  in standards.

Mr. Andy Tamanuwa said the seized items were mainly popular brands and expensive imported alcoholic drink beverages.

According to Tamanuwa, There were complaints received about the sale of cloned wines and spirits against the company and which were discovered and also confarmed to be true when we got here to inspect the place.

We found the products and accordingly seized them all. They will be evacuated from the outlet for proper investigations.

 The chief regulatory officer further says the exercise was extended to the  Ajah and Gbagada outlets of the mall and they were equally sealed following same discoveries.

The NAFDAC has in the recent weeks intensified enforcement activities across the country leading to the mop up of fake products in circulation and sanction of erring companies and outlets around.