The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered unlabelled and unregistered cosmetics and packaging materials at the Tools and Hardware Complex, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos.
The agency disclosed this in a post on its official X page on Saturday, accompanied by a video of the operation.
βAn enforcement operation has uncovered unlabelled and unregistered cosmetics and packaging materials at the Tools and Hardware Complex, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos,β NAFDAC said.
The latest operation is the newest in a string of raids by the agency at the sprawling market, located along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway in Ojo.
PUNCH Online reported in February that NAFDAC said it uncovered banned, fake and unregistered cosmetics valued at over β¦3bn in a warehouse hidden inside an unfinished building at the APT Trade Fair Complex.
Items recovered included 728 cartons of Crusader soap, 718 cartons of E45 soap and quantities of Extract Gold whitening soap, all of which are banned by the Federal Government.
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NAFDAC has repeatedly warned that banned and unregistered cosmetics can cause skin damage and expose users to harmful chemicals, and has urged the public to report suspicious products to its nearest office.
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Credit: X | NAFDAC
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