NAFDAC arrest fake cosmetics producer in Lagos

The Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have arrested one Pius Eyoh for producing fake cosmetic products.

NAFDAC, in a statement, said the illegal activities were uncovered at the Balogun Trade Fair Gate, Trade Fair Complex, Lagos State.

According to the agency, Eyoh, the owner of Pasco Global Limited, is into the manufacturing, packaging, distributing, and selling of a range of substandard and counterfeit cosmetic products.

These include items like Skin Balance Perfect Knuckle Organic Peel Therapy and Golden Face Triple Action Concentrated Perfect Skin.

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The suspect was caught in the act of processing and packaging these cosmetic products with false labels bearing French inscriptions and a Cameroonian address.