NAFDAC Confisticate 120 Tonnes Of Panmo

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has intercepted 120 tons of dangerous animal hides and skins popularly known as ponmo in Lagos.

The Director General of the NAFDAC Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye warned the general public, particularly consumers of ponmo against the activities of some unscrupulous businessmen and traders who are selling industrial and chemical-laden animal hides as food.

Adeyeye, in a statement by the Resident Media Consultant to NAFDAC, Sayo Akintola, said the agency’s Investigation and Enforcement officials swiftly carried out intelligence gathering around certain locations where the alleged products were being warehoused and sold.

The agency noted that the interception was in response to several complaints received from the public pertaining to alleged sale and distribution of imported hides and skins meant for use in leather industries and which had already been processed with industrial chemicals.

She noted that the hides and skins are then sold to unsuspecting public as consumable animal skin products.

Prof. Adeyeye therefore called on the general public to always intimate the agency with useful tips that could lead to arrest and confistication of killer foods and drugs in circulation.

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