The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against patronising hawkers of herbal concoctions. The Agency said that such products do not meet storage standards.
Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the warning during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday, in Lagos.
The NAFDAC boss said that any drug being hawked on the streets or in buses should be avoided because of the uncertainty of its source.
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“For the liquid herbal concoctions, especially after four or five days, it starts growing bacteria.
“Even if the herbal concoction has some medicinal properties, the bacteria will kill the person first that is taking it,” she said.