The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control said its officials shut down 10 unregistered bakeries and eight table water factories in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The agency revealed that the move was meant to rid the state of fake and unwholesome products, saying the shutdown was done during an operation which lasted three days with the assistance of policemen.
This was contained in a statement issued by NAFDAC’s Public Relations Officer, South-South Zone, Mr Cyril Monye, in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
He disclosed that some of the factories operated in an unhygienic environment, in addition to carrying the names of popular brands in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The statement reads, “In an unprecedented move to rid Rivers State of fake and unwholesome products, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control stormed Bonny Island in Bonny Island, Local Government Area of Rivers State shutting down 10 substandard/unregistered bakeries and eight table water factories.”
NAFDAC Director, South-South Zone, Chukwuma Oligbo, also explained that the move became necessary following the agency’s investigations and complaints by consumers from the Island concerning substandard bakeries and sachet/table water factories.
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“Most of the bakeries were not registered by NAFDAC because they could not meet the minimum requirement for registration, while few that were registered by the agency have expired licenses,” he said.
He also revealed that some relocated from their initial place of registration in Port Harcourt to Bonny Island without notifying the agency for formal documentation and mandatory inspections.
