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NAFDAC Warns Nigerians Against Expired Rice
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians on the activities of some businessmen and traders who sell and repackage expired rice to unsuspecting Nigerians.
According to the Agency, the Department of State Services (DSS) received a report by the Ogun State office of NAFDAC of ongoing food fraud at Oke-Aje market in Ijebu Ode.
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It said: “On the 14th of November 2019, officers of the State office in company of men of the Nigeria Police Force proceeded to the scene of the illegal activity. On arrival, the suspected perpetrators of the food fraud instigated unnamed persons to unleash mayhem on the team of investigators.”
The agency, therefore, urged the general public to be vigilant and exercise discretion when purchasing rice and other food items.
The agency warned that expired and caked rice are unwholesome as they contain molds and microorganism that cause diseases which are of immense public health concern.
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