NAFDAC Seizes \u20a61.5bn Worth Of Banned, Expired Products At Lagos Market
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized banned, expired, and unregistered products valued at over \u20a61.5 billion during a major enforcement operation at the Lagos Trade Fair Market.<\/strong><\/p>\n A post on NAFDAC\u2019s official X handle said the operation was led by the agency\u2019s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Martins Iluyomade.<\/p>\n It said the raid focused on the cosmetics section of the market, where several warehouses were discovered to be stocked with cosmetics, food items, and other NAFDAC-regulated products that lacked proper registration or date markings.<\/p>\n \u201cOver a trailer load of such products was evacuated, while another trailer containing cosmetics was intercepted,\u201d the agency wrote.<\/p>\n NAFDAC Seizes Banned and Unregistered Products at Lagos Trade Fair Market<\/p>\n NAFDAC has seized banned, expired, and unregistered products valued at over N1.5 billion during a major enforcement operation at the cosmetics section of the Lagos Trade Fair market. pic.twitter.com\/eBgA9FGSHL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NAFDAC NIGERIA (@NafdacAgency) August 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The driver of the second trailer reportedly fled the scene, but the vehicle was secured by NAFDAC personnel on the ground.<\/p>\n NAFDAC described the seizure as one of the largest in recent months and is part of the institution\u2019s crackdown on the circulation of unsafe consumer goods across the country.<\/p>\n The agency said its enforcement operations are ongoing nationwide and targeted at safeguarding public Health <\/a>by removing hazardous items from the market.<\/p>\n \u201cThe agency is committed to protecting public Health <\/a>and ensuring that only safe, approved, and properly labeled products are made available to Nigerian consumers,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n This development comes as part of NAFDAC\u2019s broader effort to rid Nigerian markets of substandard and potentially harmful products.<\/p>\n The agency had recently uncovered a massive illegal operation involving the sale of fake chemicals, expired food flavours, unauthorised fertilisers, and repackaged pharmaceutical raw materials in the Alapere area of Ketu, Lagos.<\/p>\n Iluyomade told journalists that the raid followed credible intelligence about a criminal network engaged in large-scale food and chemical counterfeiting.<\/p>\n He described the agency\u2019s action as its campaign carried out to protect the Health <\/a>of Nigerians, stressing that individuals posing as legitimate business operators while engaging in activities that seriously endanger public health.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n