The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has warned that the Japata Alcoholic Bitters in circulation have more dangerous ingredients than those that were submitted for testing and registration.
NAFDAC stated this on Friday, while warning Nigerians to be cautious about what they consume.
This is the second occasion in four months that NAFDAC has expressed concern about the alcoholic beverage Japata, which is being produced by Chigodson International Company Ltd.
“An alcoholic bitters product that is of grave concern is Japata Alcoholic bitters, which was duly registered by NAFDAC but laced with marijuana or cannabis compared to the registered product that had only ethanol. Through intelligence, NAFDAC was able to shut down the company. This product, when tested in the laboratory, caused the death of the mice within five minutes,” NAFDAC wrote on its website on Friday.
“The alcoholic content was doubled compared with the registered product. The retained samples, kept at the point of registration, did not cause any injury to the animals.
“The product laced with cannabis was said to cause altered state of mind and psychological problems to the user. The owner of the company is on the run and the matter has been shared with NDLEA.”
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Additionally designated as dangerous liquor marketed to the general public by NAFDAC are herbal concoctions such as, Five Minutes Power, Gamzaki Tradomedical, Barakallahu, Sabon Karfi, and Haonu Laha.
Although, Haonu Laha Herbal Mixture is authorized by NAFDAC, but it still contains harmful prohibited ingredients.
Alcoholic bitters are a common drink for a sizeable portion of male population. There is no evidence to support certain customers’ assertions that these alcoholic bitters are beneficial to health.
The sale of several of these alcoholic bitters is unrestrained and in public locations.
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