NAFDAC uncovers suspected fake Parago candies hidden in rice warehouse
NAFDAC uncovers suspected fake Parago candies hidden in rice warehouse
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has uncovered a warehouse where suspected counterfeit Parago candies were allegedly concealed in cartons bearing different product names.
The discovery was captured in a video on Thursday, showing NAFDAC officials inspecting the facility and uncovering the products hidden under a tarpaulin and inside cartons labelled as other goods.
In the video, an official is heard explaining that the products were being concealed in cartons labelled “Toy with Candy”, although the contents were identified as Parago.
“Imagine what we are discovering here in another carton. This same Parago being concealed in a different carton,” the official said.
Pointing to one of the cartons, the official added, “Now see the carton name that we have here. Toy with Candy. Whereas the product inside is Parago.”
The official further disclosed that the products had been concealed under a tarpaulin, which was filled with the suspected counterfeit candies.
“This entire tarpaulin is filled with the products. It has been concealed and it is fully Parago that is in here,” the official said.
The video also showed what the official described as the original carton of Parago allegedly concealed in a store used for keeping rice.
“This is the original carton of the Parago that was concealed in a store that has rice. This is supposed to be a rice warehouse but here they concealed Parago,” the official said.
The official said the discovery revealed another method allegedly used to conceal the products from detection.
The agency is yet to provide further details on the quantity of the products recovered, the location of the warehouse, the operators of the facility or whether any arrests have been made.
Watch the video below:
𝐍𝐀𝐅𝐃𝐀𝐂 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐈𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞
Credit: NAFDAC
