Bleaching Cream Poses Enormous Danger To Human Health – NAFDAC Warns Nigerians

Bleaching Cream Poses Enormous Danger To Human Health – NAFDAC Warns Nigerians

The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has cautioned Nigerians against the continuous use of bleaching creams, saying it poses an enormous danger to human health. Adeyeye spoke at the Media Sensitisation Workshop on the Dangers of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Control organised for the Association of Nigerian Health Journalists on Friday in Ibadan. According to her, some of the harmful effects of bleaching creams include cancer,…

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JUST-IN: NAFDAC Declares State Of Emergency On Skin Bleaching

JUST-IN: NAFDAC Declares State Of Emergency On Skin Bleaching

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has declared that the prevalent use of skin bleaching creams in Nigeria has become a national health emergency. The director-general of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the declaration at the Media Sensitization Workshop on Dangers of Bleaching Creams and Regulatory Controls, held in Kano on Thursday, February 9. According to her, “The World Health Organization study in 2018 revealed that the use of skin bleaching…

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