NAFDAC Warns Against Use of illegal Herbal Product – B-GAG
The Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has cautioned Nigerians against the use of an illegal herbal medicine called B-GAG to safeguard their health.
Prof. Adeyeye gave the warning via Public Alert No. 023/2024 on the
Illegal production and sale of B-GAG HEALTHY Medicine by Babban Gida Agalawa General Enterprises.
”The product is presented in a pet bottle and was discovered during surveillance carried out by the Agency,” the NAFDAC Boss stated, adding: The product was found to be without NAFDAC Registration Number and with misleading labeling information.
Product Details of the illegal product are as follows:
Product Name: B-GAG HEALTHY Medicine (Mist. Pot Cit. Syrup)
Batch Number: 0070
Manufacturing Date: 01/02/2024
Expiry Date: 01/02/2027.
(NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye)
Prof. Adeyeye urged Consumers and caregivers to exercise caution and vigilance to avoid the use of the product.
She Counselled that ”all medical products must be obtained from authorised/licensed suppliers”, adding: The products’ authenticity and physical condition should be carefully checked.
Name & Address of Manufacturer: BABBAN GIDA AGALAWA GENERAL ENTERPRISES, No. 883/884 Western Bypass Ring Road, Kumbosto Local Govt, Kano State, Nigeria.
Healthcare professionals and consumers are advised to report any suspicion of the sale of substandard and falsified medicines or medical devices to NAFDAC, call 0800-162-3322 or send an email to sf.alert@nafdac.gov.ng, She said.
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