The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has described a video circulating on social media indicating that it approved the registration of a herbal product claiming that “smoking is healthy” when used with the product as false.
The agency, in a statement issued on Sunday by its Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, categorically stated that the claim remained misleading and unfounded, maintaining that the product in question—Lung Detox Tea or Lungitox (Smokers Pride) or any similar product—is not registered by it
According to the consultant, the unscrupulous individual behind the promotion of the product earlier submitted anti-smoke and lung detox tea for registration in 2023 and the application was queried at the agency’s Lagos Office Directorate and was not resubmitted for processing.
Akintola disclosed that the application was queried due to the unsubstantiated and dangerous claim by the promoter that smoking could be made “healthy” by consuming the product, adding that NAFDAC doesn’t allow pictorial of organs on product artwork.
He clarified: “As a scientific and professional agency, NAFDAC will never permit the importation, exportation, manufacture, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of products with claims that do not have any scientific basis.
“Herbal products and any other related products are not allowed to make any therapeutic claims unless scientifically validated through proper clinical trial studies.
“NAFDAC remains steadfast in its mandate to protect public health and ensure that only safe, effective, and scientifically substantiated products are approved. We condemn any attempt to mislead or endanger the public with false claims.
“The public is advised to disregard this video and report any suspicious claims or products to the agency through our official channels”, the consultant added.
