- The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned against the circulation of fake Milo
- The agency has commenced a 3-day exercise to clean up fake Milo chocolate drinks in Bauchi
- Nigerians react to the circulation of fake Milo
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, in Bauchi State has commenced a three-day exercise in markets to mop up fake Milo chocolate drinks in circulation.
The State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Dr Paul Kamai, made this known on Wednesday in Bauchi.
“The NAFDAC office began the inspections in markets and superstores to get rid of the fake Milo in circulation following a directive from the Headquarters.
“This exercise will last for three days starting Tuesday,” he said.
According to Kumai, the agency has scheduled a date within the week to engage the leadership of the association of agrochemical dealers on the dangers of chemicals in foods.
“In Bauchi, we will engage the dealers of Agrochemicals against the use of Dictholoruvis and Paraquat chemicals to store food as we approach the harvest period.
“These are dangerous chemicals that have been banned over time,” he added.
Kamai called the attention of bakers and packaged water producers to renew their licences within the stipulated two-year timeline. He said failure to renew the operational licences could result in penalties that might affect business operations.
However, Kamai urged small and medium enterprises to register their products with NAFDAC to assimilate their products into Nigerian markets.
Netizens react to NAFDAC’s warning about fake Milo
Nigerians expressed their concerns about the circulation of the fake Milo in the market and the warning issued by NAFDAC
@jidifeanyi: “Regulators are warning consumers, in sane society they are meant to curtail the menace before it floods the market.”
@Onyenazumu: “It is not enough for NAFDAC to just warn, they should bring those involved to books”
@Isthisjohnson: “Now that they’ve cast this packaging details now , they’ll start doing the fake of the original package na 😭😂”
@FAITHBONIFACE1Ø: “With the state of this country. You people will hardly notice it because hunger dey, once you see food na to chop”
@savalake231: “Na wa oh. Fake Milo now wetin come be original for this country now na??? Instead of warning us, why not get to work at curtailing and mopping it from the market? Is that only the sign to watch out for?”
@ObedAsiegbu: “The solution to this fake is good governance and wealth creation”
@KomolafeRemmy: “I saw this in Asaba few weeks ago. I took out my time to spot the difference(from the warp) and I’ll tell you, I spent close to 30’ but I didn’t see anything.
Until we mixed it with water, I couldn’t identify the authentic from the fake. This fake Milo is really in circulation.”
@Sucre253541Ø7: “Why not withdraw these products and urge @Nestle to create a code on their sachet where consumers can track to authenticate the genuineness of the product.”
@dimneze: “So you mean to tell us that above all things, it's only this that can be used to identify the original from the fake? Just tell us to boycott Milo, cos how about the tinned milo?”
@AdewaleBIA: “The only way to curb fake milo products is for the company to stop selling their machine errors "not well packaged" or "damaged can" products to people. That is what those people that buy it repackage and sell. The same thing goes for their goldenmorn, Maggi, and other products”
@Teepapiano: “Just warning left and right, @NafdacAgency get a grip on registration by reducing your reg. Fee, build a compliance check that encourages creativity, not pushes people out of business and step up your enforcement capacity.”
NAFDAC’s refrigerated food warning causes controversy amid economic struggles
Earlier, TheRadar reported that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) had issued a warning to Nigerians to avoid storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days.
The Director General of the Agency, Professor Moji Adeyeye, declared that the warning aimed at mitigating the health risks associated with prolonged refrigeration has sparked concern among families already grappling with economic hardship.