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Food and Drugs Act.

Pays/Territoire
Nigéria
Type du document
Législation
Date
1976 (2004)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
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.
Sujet
Alimentation et nutrition
Mot clé
Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Fraude Inspection Commerce international Autorisation/permis Infractions/sanctions
Aire géographique
Afrique, Atlantique Nord, Afrique de l'Ouest
Résumé

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 permitted by regulations made under this Act; (b) is unfit for human consumption; or (c) consists in whole or in part of any filthy, disgusting, rotten or diseased substance; (d) adulterated; (e) stored under unsanitary conditions. The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Food and Drugs Advisory Council, and subject to the provisions of this section, designate: (a) a food and drug analyst; or (b) a drug analyst; or (c) a food and drug inspection officer. The Act also specifies the power of inspecting officers on importation of food, etc.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.nafdac.gov.ng

Références - Législation

Amendé par

Food and Drugs (Amendment) Decree 1999 (No. 21 of 1999).

Législation | Nigéria | 1999

Mot clé: Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires, Fraude

Source: FAO, FAOLEX