The Ministry of health has said that the Nigerian Bottling Company Plc, NBC, adhered to both Nigerian and international safety standards in the making of its products, including Coca-Cola, Fanta and Sprite, and therefore, the soft drinks are fit for human consumption.
A Lagos High Court has declared that the National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, was negligent in its duties and failed Nigerian consumers for allowing manufacture and sale of soft drinks that is unfit for human consumption.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has raised the alarm over the quantity of fake and adulterated drugs in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, saying that the town has now become the hub of such drugs in the West African sub region.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has said that government is considering the idea of placing a ban on the importation of foreign tomato pastes into the country.