28/03/23
Shina J.O
The National agency for food and drugs administration and control, NAFDAC has warned against the use of bleaching creams to avoid the dangers associated with tem such as skin cancer, kidney diseases among others
The director general Nafdac,Professor Moji Adeyeye made this known during the south South media sensitisation workshop on the dangers of bleaching creams and regulatory control in port Harcourt.
For the agency, the world health organisation WHO rating ranking Nigerians the highest users of bleaching creams put prevalent seventy seven Percent was not in good light especially with the health implications
It was against this backdrop that the National agency for food and drugs administration and control NAFDAC embarked on media sensitisation campaigns on the need to stop the use of bleaching creams due to the negative effects they pose on humans health.
While warning against the use of bleaching creams, Nafdac promised to intensify efforts towards eradicating the harmful effects of bleaching creams by clampping down on the manufacturers under the regulatory act
The negative effects of bleaching creams are enormous therefore, it is imperative for Nigerians to appreciate and be proud of their colour because black is beautiful.
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