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The Nigerian Senate has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to rise up to its duty of regulating importation, formulation and sale of beauty creams and other cosmetics within Nigeria.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Senate gave NAFDAC the directive on Tuesday, following a motion moved by Senator Oluremi Tinubu on the need for the Agency to move swiftly to regulate formulation and distribution of cosmetics in the country.
The Senate also directed NAFDAC to maintain a products database, showing name and address of manufacturers and ingredients list; while also mandating the Agency to embark on sensitization and awareness campaigns on the ills of these harmful substances.
The legislative chamber also directed NAFDAC and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPC) to collaborate towards ensuring the tracking of Consumer injury; while also mandating the Senate committee on Health to investigate the procedures in place for certification on quality and safety of Cosmetics, and propose a way forward for accountability.