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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has raided an illegal alcoholic drink factory in the Lugbe axis of the FCT.<\/p>\n

The agency, during the operation, seized adulterated alcoholic beverages and discovered expired salt with altered expiry dates.<\/p>\n

NAFDAC, during the enforcement exercise, also intensified efforts to curb the circulation of substandard goods, counterfeits, and rebranded products.<\/p>\n

The Director of Investigation and Enforcement for the agency\u2019s Federal Task Force, Mr Shaba Mohammed, told newsmen that the Lugbe area in the FCT has become a hub for producing and distributing substandard alcoholic beverages.<\/p>\n

Mohammed noted that imitation brands in the area now carry fake labels of popular alcoholic brands.<\/p>\n

According to him, the team found premises where counterfeit alcohol was being repackaged in used bottles with fake labels and altered expiration dates.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one of many recent operations in the FCT, the counterfeit products were manufactured in a residential apartment, using fake packaging materials, often over weekends.<\/p>\n

\u201cNAFDAC has sealed the facility and summoned those responsible for further investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will remove the counterfeit products from the production site, and our Post-Marketing Surveillance Directorate will sweep the market to clear out any remaining items,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Also speaking, the Deputy Director of Investigation and Enforcement for NAFDAC in Kaduna, Mr Tamanuwa Andrew, reported similar findings in Wuse Market and Mararaba, a community bordering the FCT and Nasarawa.<\/p>\n

He noted an increase in unregistered herbal remedies and pharmaceutical products, stating that NAFDAC would intensify surveillance to protect public health.<\/p>\n

He stated that penalties for those involved in producing counterfeit goods will be determined following further investigation.<\/p>\n

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