The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has appealed to Nigerians to stop manufacturing substandard goods. This is as it noted that 63 percent of alcohol-based hand sanitisers in circulation are substandard and not registered.
Secretary to the Federal Government and Chairman of the PTF on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha made this known at the PTF briefing in Abuja yesterday.
He said, “We regret to inform you that following a survey conducted by the Nigeria Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) to check the influx of substandard goods, it was revealed that 63 per cent of alcohol-based sanitizers in Abuja does not have NAFDAC registration numbers. There could also be similar situations around the country.”
