The National Agency of Food and Drug Administration and Control,(NAFDAC) has sealed Gentle Hills Limited, a pharmaceutical company, for alleged production and storage of unregistered products.
The Deputy Director of NAFDAC in Akwa-Ibom, Mr Naeche John made this known during a routine facility visit to pharmaceutical companies in Port Harcourt.
Mr. John alleged that the affected company was producing some products without NAFDAC registered numbers.
Reacting to the allegations, The Managing Director of the company, Mr Nnamdi Anyanwu, explained that his company had NAFDAC-approved numbers for the production of some products.
According to Mr Anyanwu, the old packaging materials and bottles seen by NAFDAC officers in the company’s stores were moved from the company’s old site.
He claimed that the company notified NAFDAC about the errors on the address and was advised by the agency to correct the errors.