CPC, NAFDAC strenghten partnership against counterfeit food, drugs

They’ll Consumer Protection Council (CPC), and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), have agreed to collaborate to tackle increasing cases of faking, adulteration and counterfeiting of food and drugs in Nigeria.
The Director General of CPC, Babatunde Irukera during a courtesy visit to NAFDAC’s DG, Prof. Moji Adeyeye at the agency’s headquarters at the weekend also called for increased mutual collaboration between both agencies for more robust regulation of the food and drugs sector.
The heads of both agencies, noted that the problem of faking and counterfeiting of products is a major threat to the key mandate of both organisations because substandard goods not only violate statutory standards; they also endanger lives and erode consumer confidence.
A major outcome of the meeting is a mutual commitment to jointly deploy the assets and resources of their respective agencies to address this menace.
The meeting further identified other opportunities for cooperation and agreed that follow-up meetings and a structure for joint project execution is in the best interest of consumers.
The CPC DG lauded his NAFDAC counterpart for her warm reception and readiness to partner, noting that the cooperative regulatory approach she has adopted and endorsed exemplifies the best possible strategy to secure the nation in the food and drug sector.
Irukera expressed confidence that the resolutions reached at the meeting will go a long way in addressing questions of quality and standards in the industry, which will be to the benefit of consumers.

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