Killer Fruit Juice: Drink Can Get To Osun From Kano, Govt Alerts Residents

The  Special Adviser to Osun State Governor on Public Health, Dr Siji Olamiju, warned residents against consuming any drink they were not familiar with.

Olamiju said with a large population of northerners resident in the state, there was high possibility that the poisonous drink might be brought to the state.

He said that the state officials in conjunction with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) staff in the state would inspect sale outlets to ensure that the said drink was not allowed in the state.

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He said, “NAFDAC has spoken about the incident and it has made us to understand that the ‘unidentified’ product was illegally smuggled in to the country and by analysis and investigation, it is a substandard product.

“I want to advise all Nigerians, especially the residents of Osun, that they should be wary of new products.  During this fasting period, people will be lured in to taking different types of juice to break their fast. They should take only those products they are familiar with.

“Another thing is that we have a very high population of northerners here, so there is possibility of smuggling such drink into the state.

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“So, we are already working together with NAFDAC to give us the identity of that drink. So that we can work with the NAFDAC here to make sure that we check all the juice stores. With that, we won’t allow it at all in the state.

“We have to take responsibility for our health and we should be wary of what we drink in this period. I want to urge everybody to take it serious. We will make sure the drink doesn’t get to Osun and if it already here, we will knock it off with the assistance of NAFDAC in Osun.”