TWO key federal agencies, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have expressed their commitment to intensify intra-agency collaborations towards ridding the country of fake and sub-standard products. It would be recalled that fake and sub-standard food and drug items have been responsible for the loss of several lives across the country. The SON boss stated this when the Director General, NAFDAC, Mrs Moji Adeyeye paid a courtesy visit to SON office in Abuja recently. Our correspondent also gathered that following creation of NAFDAC, SON handed over food and drug items regulations to NAFDAC. However, the setting of standards for some of the products, particularly agricultural products have remained within the purview of SON

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 16, 2018 15:08 UTC