The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated ten container load packs of spoilt bread improver worth $ 2550,000 at Onne Port Port Harcourt.
The Agency’s head of ports inspection directorate Port Harcourt, Dr. Muja Umar said that the product which was imported from USA was first examined by officials of the Agency in January this year, while 100% physical examination was carried out on the 16th of April where it was discovered that the products had already deteriorated.
“During the inspection of the consignment. It was discovered that some cartons were soaked and there were evidence of bloated cans and products spilling on to boxes.
He also said that “full examination was attempted for all the ten containers but no product with acceptable physical attributes was seen.
“The enzyme concentrates in the plastic cup or sealed foil had caked and the Polyglycerate 60 was foaming at the top thus compromising the integrity of the product” he said.
Dr. Umar who is a deputy director in the Agency said that the economic loss for the end users would have been enormous, if the product was allowed to enter the market as its utility value has been lost.
While speaking during the handing over of the product to the Agency by the Customs at the Federal Government Warehouse, Onne NAFDAC head of federal lighter Terminal, Onne, Mr Daniel Ekere said that the product was placed on hold when it was discovered during examination that they were no longer in good condition.
A representative of Dorcas-Jedi Investment Nigeria Limited, Dr. Ottih Ezuma attributed the spoilage of the product to the long delay the product suffered from the shipping company.