Food and Drugs Act.

Country/Territory: Nigeria
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1976 (1999)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Long title: An Act to make provision for the regulation of the manufacture, sale and advertisement of food, drugs, cosmetics and devices and repeal the existing State laws on those matters.

Subject: Food & nutrition
Keyword: Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Fraud/deceit/adulteration Inspection International trade Authorization/permit Offences/penalties
Geographical area: Africa, Western Africa

Abstract: This Act provides rules for the manufacture, importation, exportation, distribution and advertisement of food and drugs. It also grants power to the Minister to set up the Food and Drugs Advisory Council and to make Regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act. No person shall sell, import, manufacture or store any article of food which: (a) has in it or upon it any poisonous or harmful substance not being a food additive or contaminant of a type and within the level perm
Full text: English
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Legislation | Nigeria | 1999

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Fraud/deceit/adulteration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX