Tag: NAFDAC

NAFDAC cuts licensing fees by 65%
Policy and Regulations

NAFDAC to tackle rejection of Nigerian food abroad

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has collaborated with pre-shipment inspection agents to reduce the rejection of Nigerian food products abroad.   The Director General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, who also heads the Office of Trade and International Relations, decried the alarming rate of rejection of food exports from […]

Semovita free of plastic content - NAFDAC
News

Semovita free of plastic content – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has said that no plastic material was found in Semovita after a scientific investigation of the substance. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the position was disclosed in a statement published Monday in Abuja and signed by the agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye. Adeyeye claimed […]

NAFDAC cuts licensing fees by 65%
News

NAFDAC to shut Kebbi water factories over hygiene requirement failure

The Kebbi state branch of the National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control on Saturday organized a one-day sensitization session at the College of Nursing Sciences Birnin Kebbi to air its concern about water hygiene in the state. Independent News reported that according to the state coordinator, Sulaiman Muyideen.the initiative is intended to educate […]

Policy and Regulations

NAFDAC announces ban, phase-out, reclassification of pesticides

The National Agency for Food Drug Law Administration and Control have announced the ban, phase-out and re-classification of pesticides within the country.   In a press release issued on Wednesday, the Director-General, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye, made the announcement.   Recall that, NAFDAC just recently placed a ban on the popular noodle brand, Indomie, […]

NAFDAC cuts licensing fees by 65%
Business

NAFDAC, UK negotiate bilateral agreement for Nigerian products

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control revealed that it is working on a bilateral deal with the UK Government which would enable easier exports of Nigerian processed products registered with NAFDAC. To take full advantage of the opportunity, business owners who intend to enter the processed food export industry are invited […]