NAFDAC threatens sanction on Nasarawa bakers, water producers
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned bakers and table water producers in Nasarawa State against unwholesome practices or face sanctions.
This was issued through the North-Central Director of the agency, Francis Ononiwu, issued the warning at a stakeholders’ engagement with Master Bakers and the Association of Table Water Producers of Nigeria in Lafia on Friday.
Ononiwu expressed that the engagement was to ensure that the agency’s strategy and that of the stakeholders aligned, and to further remind them of the basic requirements to sustain the quality of their products.
He explained that water and food are essentials and that the agency would ensure the public’s consumption water and bread remains healthy.
In order to achieve this, he further stated that every manufacturer of regulated products must renew his or her registration within the stipulated period or face sanction.
He said, “We will continue to go out for routine inspections, and anyone who fails to renew his registration or violates the operational guidelines will be sanctioned.“We have the power to shut down a factory or to seal it and to even prosecute violators,” he added.
According to Punch, Nasarawa State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Matthew Olawale, said that the forum was a platform for the stakeholders to interface and present their challenges to the regulator to improve their relationship for the benefit of society.
He urged the bakers and tablewater producers to ensure that their registration documents were valid to avoid embarrassment during routine checks.
Alfred Alogala, former Nasarawa Chairman of ATWAP lauded NAFDAC for the initiative and expressed optimism that it would help them to continue to maintain standards. He, therefore, urged their members to continue to adhere to standard practices in the production of water and food products that do not cause infections and diseases when consumed by the people.
