NAFDAC seeks end to made-in-Nigeria food products rejection

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, has decried the rejection of food and agricultural commodities from Nigeria by the United States of America and the European Union member countries on account of poor quality.

According to a statement signed by NAFDAC Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, on Sunday, the DG urged all regulatory agencies to find urgent and lasting solutions to the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Border Rejection Notifications from the European Commission on products originating from Nigeria.

Adeyeye at a virtual technical roundtable meeting with other Federal Government agencies stated the stakeholders’ meeting was apt, considering the repeated rejection of food and agricultural commodities at entry points in some countries in Europe and the United States.

She said effective assessments of export products were key and basic information that may need to be considered in the accompanying shipping documents include a certificate of radiation and health certificate.