The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a suspected illegal cosmetics production and packaging operation at the Tools and Hardware section of the Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State.
During the enforcement operation, officials discovered unlabelled cosmetics, empty product containers, packaging materials and already-produced creams across different floors of a two-storey building.
A video of the operation shared on NAFDAC’s official X account on Saturday showed the agency’s enforcement team lead, Mr. Olakunle Ojo, alongside other officials, inspecting the premises and displaying the materials recovered.
The discovery has raised concerns over the possible production and circulation of cosmetics of unknown origin and regulatory status.
“This is exactly what we are able to find at this particular location,” Ojo said while displaying some of the recovered packaging materials and empty containers.
According to the agency, the inspection uncovered packaging materials bearing product descriptions such as turmeric vitamin C, alongside empty shampoo tubes, lotion containers and other materials suspected to be intended for packaging unregistered cosmetic products.
On the upper floors of the building, officials reportedly discovered additional packaging materials and containers bearing the names of different cosmetic products.
They also found already-produced Glutawide cream among the items recovered.
NAFDAC further displayed materials bearing various product names, although the regulatory status and exact identity of some of the substances and products found at the premises could not immediately be established.
The agency described the operation as part of its ongoing enforcement activities at the Trade Fair Complex, where it has continued to uncover suspected illegal manufacturing, storage and distribution operations.
In a related development, NAFDAC recently uncovered a warehouse on the top floor of another building within the complex containing packaging materials suspected to be linked to the production of falsified medicines.
The materials reportedly included packaging for Augmentin 625mg and Amplicloxa, while bottle caps bearing the Gordon’s Gin brand were also discovered among the items.
