The Nationwide Company for Meals and Drug Administration and Management (NAFDAC) has sealed an unlawful beauty manufacturing facility in Agege, Lagos State.
The manufacturing unit, referred to as Shine Shine Skincare, was discovered to be producing dangerous bleaching cosmetics disguised as natural and protected merchandise.
The company disclosed the event by way of its official X (previously Twitter) web page, noting that the merchandise had been manufactured underneath poor Good Manufacturing Observe (GMP) situations.
“NAFDAC has sealed an unlawful beauty manufacturing facility, Shine Shine Skincare, in Agege, Lagos State. The operation uncovered the illicit manufacturing of bleaching cosmetics falsely marketed as “natural” and protected to be used, regardless of being manufactured underneath poor GMP situations,” the sattemnet learn.
Through the raid, NAFDAC officers uncovered a variety of unregistered merchandise being manufactured and packaged for unsuspecting shoppers underneath the false label of natural skincare. These included:
The company famous that these cosmetics, described as bleaching brokers, failed to fulfill regulatory requirements and had been ready in unsafe situations.
NAFDAC emphasised that the ability’s operations poses important well being dangers to shoppers.
“Investigations revealed that such deceptively formulated merchandise usually include unsafe ranges of banned substances, together with corticosteroid-based bleaching brokers, which might trigger extreme well being dangers resembling pores and skin thinning, delayed therapeutic, and elevated vulnerability to damage,” the company said.
Following the raid, the ability was sealed to stop additional circulation of the dangerous merchandise.
NAFDAC warns that these unwholesome beauty merchandise pose severe public well being dangers and urges Nigerians to stay vigilant when buying beauty and different regulated merchandise. Investigations into the unlawful outfit are ongoing, and acceptable sanctions will comply with.
Final 12 months, the company shut down a counterfeit cosmetics manufacturing unit at Benue Plaza, Commerce Honest Complicated, Lagos, the place officers seized over 1,200 cartons of unregistered chemical compounds, expired merchandise, and pretend cosmetics price about N50 million.
He was accused of producing, packaging, and promoting counterfeit skincare merchandise, together with Pores and skin Steadiness Excellent Knuckle Natural Peel Remedy and Golden Face Triple Motion Concentrated Excellent Pores and skin. The objects carried misleading French labels and a faux Cameroonian handle to mislead consumers. His facility was instantly sealed, and the merchandise marked for destruction.
