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Over 70% Nigerian Foods Stuff Rejected Abroad – NAFDAC

During the official commissioning of the new NAFDAC Office complex for the Murtala Muhammed International Airport/NAHCO in Lagos, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), expressed concern over the high rate of food rejections of Nigerian exports abroad. According to Adeyeye, more than 70% of food exported from Nigeria is rejected in foreign countries. She emphasized that this issue needs urgent attention.

Adeyeye highlighted the need for collaboration between NAFDAC and other government agencies at the ports to address this problem. She stated that if such collaboration is strengthened, the occurrence of food export rejections in European countries and the United States may soon be resolved. Adeyeye explained that the poor state of export trade facilitation for regulated products leaving Nigeria is a significant cause for concern for NAFDAC.

A visit to the NAFDAC Export warehouses within the international airport would clarify the primary reasons behind the continuous rejection of Nigerian exports abroad.

However, Adeyeye acknowledged that NAFDAC is actively responding to the challenge by working closely with agencies at the ports to ensure that exported goods comply with the regulatory requirements of the importing countries and destinations.

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