The National Agency for Food
Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it cannot
guarantee the efficacy of herbal drugs and products being sold across
the country.
It said the certification
number issued for some herbal drugs and products was only to confirm
that these products were fit for human consumption.
NAFDAC Director of Special Duties, Alhaji Abubakar Jimoh, who made these facts known in Minna, Niger State, on Monday at a stakeholders’ forum declared that the organization did not have the capacity to verify the efficacy of herbal products.
He said the NAFDAC number
issued for some of these herbal products was only for one year after
which the manufacturers would apply for recertification.
However, he said it was
working with another organization that could eventually lead to issuance
of “all clear certificates for some of these herbal products “.
Credit: thisdaylive
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