NAFDAC Warns Nigerians Against Taking Japata Bitters, As It Kills Mice in 5 Minutes
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has
said the content of Japata Alcoholic Bitters in circulation is more harmful
than the one submitted for testing and registration.
NAFDAC
revealed this in a statement on Friday, advising Nigerians to be watchful of
the products they consume.
This is the second time NAFDAC is
raising concerns over Japata, an alcoholic drink produced by Chigodson
International Company Ltd., in four months.
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“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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NAFDAC also listed Five Minutes Power, Gamzaki Tradomedical,
Barakallahu, Sabon Karfi and Haonu Laha herbal mixtures as harmful liquor sold
to the public.
Haonu Laha Herbal Mixture is registered with NAFDAC
but laced with unapproved substances that are injurious to the body.
A
considerable section of the male population consumes alcoholic bitters as a
regular drink. Some consumers claim that these alcoholic bitters have health
benefits, but there is no proof for such claims.
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Many of such alcoholic bitters are sold in public places without
regulation and restriction.
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