The National Agency for Food, Drugs
Administration and Control has sealed off three bakeries for allegedly
engaging in unwholesome practice in Benin, the Edo State capital.
NAFDAC also arrested three persons, suspected to be the managers of the sealed bakeries during the inspection exercise.
The affected bakeries were identified
as Godswill, Life is Good, Our Daily Bread and Stone bakeries located
along Sapkonba road in Benin.
The Edo Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mr. David
West, lamented that most of the bakeries produced unhealthy loaves of
bread for unsuspecting consumers in addition to not being registered
with the agency.
West said, “We have three teams carrying
out this exercise in different locations in Benin today. From the
inspection so far, we observed that most of the bakeries are not listed
with NAFDAC and they operate under poor hygiene condition.”
While noting that NAFDAC would continue
to carry out its mandate of safeguarding the health of Nigerians, he
said that the suspects would soon be prosecuted.
He also added that the inspection
would be sustained by the agency to ensure compliance in line with the
objectives of the agency.
“We have given sanctions and made some arrest and they will be prosecuted,” he added.
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