NAFDAC seals illegal herbal plant in Kaduna

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed an illegal herbal medicine production facility in Kaduna State. The facility, SHIFAUNNUR, is located in Mararaba Jos, Igabi Local Government Area. Mr. Shamsuddeen Mani, Principal Regulatory Officer of NAFDAC who led the operation, said the facility was shut down for failing to meet minimum operational standards and operating without registration, in violation of regulations. We acted swiftly based on credible intelligence and cracked down on an illegal herbal medicine facility in Mararaba Jos. Its alarming that all the equipment used in the unhygienic and hidden setup were substandard. These products pose serious health risks as their safety, quality, and efficacy cannot be guaranteed, Mani said. He added that unregistered products worth N5 million were seized and would be destroyed, while the facility remains sealed pending further investigation. Mani emphasized that NAFDAC, empowered by law to safeguard public health, would continue to pursue violators and clamp down on all forms of regulatory breaches.