The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued public alerts , warning Nigerians against the use of a popular bar soap and some drug products. The NAFDAC warning follows separate alerts issued by the countries where the products were manufactured. The agency, which issued the warning via fresh posts on its X handle on Monday, said the soap product was found to contain chemicals that could harm human reproductive organs and unborn children, and cause “skin sensitisation.
” The affected products, according to NAFDAC, are Dove Beauty Cream Bar Soap manufactured in Germany and some unregistered drug products that originated from the Philippines. However, PREMIUM TIMES could not independently confirm if all of the products are in the Nigerian market. Tagged public alert number 035/2024, NAFDAC said the soap reportedly contains Butylphenyl Methylpropional (BMHCA) content According to NAFDAC, the affected Dove soap is produced in Germany with batch number 81832M 08, and has been recalled by the German authorities due to chemical impurity.
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