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29/11/2023

Cross section of the new IPAN Inductees 2023.

15/09/2023

NAFDAC Arrests Syndicate For Importing Dangerous Bathing Soaps.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday confirmed the arrest of a syndicate which specialised in importing banned crusader soaps containing mercury into the country. This was disclosed to newsmen by Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC. Adeyey...

29/09/2022

Today is International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

01/08/2022

2 REASONS WHY YOU NEED TRADEMARK CERTIFICATE
Many people only obtain trademark acknowledgment and acceptance copy of trademark. They are not aware of trademark certificate or were not informed by the agent that process the mark for them.
So, obtaining trademark certificate is necessary after the mark has been accepted due to the following reasons:
1. To confirm the authenticity of the trademark or genuineness of the mark, there is a need to get the certificate which is usually 90 days after the filing date. Though it attracts extra cost depending on the agent used.
2. Without certificate, trademark cannot be renewed. Trademark renewal is a period of 7years after registration. After which subsequent renewal will be 14years interval.
To renew a trademark in Nigeria, the following are required
 Certificate of registration of the registration
 Evidence of payment of the renewal fee
 Power of attorney
 Particulars of applicants
Prior to the expiration of the trademark, the registrar will send notice of expiration to the owner of the trademark on the expiration date and payment of renewal. Upon the expiration of the trademark, the registrar will still give a 3 month period for the owner to initiate the renewal after which the mark will be removed from trademark register.
Therefore the need to obtain trademark certificate cannot be over-emphasized.

03/04/2022

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Two experts report on developments in plant-based meat alternatives, including the drivers, protein sources, ingredients and more…

12/09/2019

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The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) wishes to bring to the attention of the general public that on Saturday, 7th September, 2019 it detained a consignment of 802 cartons of canned Lucozade belonging to Andiana Royal Ventures at a warehouse in Hong Kong near Lapaz in Accra. https://t.co/uqvkLdbZUt

“The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) wishes to bring to the attention of the general public that on Saturday, 7th September, 2019 it detained a consignment of 802 cartons of canned Lucozade belonging to Andiana Royal Ventures at a warehouse in Hong Kong near Lapaz in Accra.”

07/08/2018

UK rejects Consignment of Agric Produce From Nigeria

Authorities of United Kingdom have rejected a consignment of agricultural produce from Nigeria worth N5 million for failing to meet up with the expected requirements. Head of Inspection at the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) in the South West Zone, Dr Moses Adewumi, made this disclos...

12/07/2018

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South African department store chain Woolworths Holdings Ltd is recalling a frozen savoury rice mix following a worldwide product recall issued by the Hungarian Food Safety Agency due to an outbreak of listeria in Europe. More than a week ago, the Hungarian agency banned the marketing of all frozen....

12/07/2018

Greenpeace Africa Food for Life Campaigner Claire Nasike has commended Gambian authorities for taking action against harmful food that can cause health hazards. The move taken by the country’s food safety body is part of gov’t efforts to ensure that consumers have access to quality food in the t...

07/07/2018

Mobile Verification For All Drugs Not Possible Now - NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control says mobile authentication of all drugs is not possible for now.
The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, said this in a statement on Friday.
The statement was in response to a call by the House of Representatives, that the Consumer Protection Council and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria should use the Mobile Authentication Scheme to detect counterfeit medicines.
Adeyeye noted that the scheme was first used by NAFDAC in 2010 as tool to curb the menace of substandard and falsified medical products.
She noted that the medicines identified for implementation and enforcement in the first stage of the MAS scheme were anti-malaria and anti-bacteria in nature.
The NAFDAC boss said these classes of medicines were selected as a result of the high incidence of counterfeiting and the impact on public health.
Adeyeye, however, said the scheme was not fully implemented by all relevant stakeholders despite several enforcement deadlines issued by NAFDAC for compliance.
She said, “The suggestion by the Speaker to use MAS for all drugs regulated by NAFDAC is noble, and in line with the agency’s ultimate agenda. However, a lot of staffing and funding will be needed for full implementation.
“The limited authentication that is being undertaken currently for the two classes of drugs by NAFDAC sometimes result in overwhelming calls to the drug information specialists at NAFDAC secretariat. Considering the fact that NAFDAC has over 11,000 registered drug products, the manpower that will be needed to authenticate all drugs will be enormous.”