The National Agency for Food and Drug
Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has
arrested one Christopher Nnabuihe over
production and selling of fake peal powder in
Calabar metropolis.
The NAFDAC Coordinator in Cross River State, Dr. Isaac Kolawole, who disclosed the
arrest in a statement made available to DAILY
SUN yesterday, said they have received
complaints of adulterated peak milk from
consumers which prompted them to swing into
action leading to the arrest of the suspect while making supplies to stores.
Kolawole said Nnabuihe, 56, who resides at No
42, Cameroun Road, Calabar, confessed to be
refilling 440g (promotion pack) of peak
powdered milk with another cheaper brand of
milk product which he buys in large quantity (50kg) and uses to refill the packs.
He said the suspect buys already printed 440g
packs from Ariaria Relieve Market Aba, Abia
state from where he takes them to Calabar for
refilling and seal them up with candle light.
He pointed out that taking such an unwholesome/questionable product may result
to some health problems as nobody can vouch
for the content of the fake product and the
Good Hygienic Practice (GHP).
He added that laboratory analysis will be
conducted on the product, warning that hard time awaits those who indulge in adulteration of
NAFDAC regulated products as the agency
will come down hard on them.
In a confessional statement, Nnabuihe said,
“one 50kg of the milk will fill 27 pieces (two
cartons and three pieces three pieces) and I sells one carton of the fake peak milk at
N6000 and make a profit of N1,000 per
carton.”
According to him, you can only suspect it to be
fake from the taste as the packaging of the
fake and original appear the same. It was leant that the prosecution of the
suspect, Christopher Nnabuihe, has
commenced at a Magistrate Court in Calabar
as hearing continues on October 28.

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dre11, Mynd44

They are also supposed to arrest the sellers of the already printed packs as well.