FOOD AND HEALTH 77% OF NIGERIAN WOMEN USE BLEACHING CREAMS, RISK CANCER, DAMAGE TO VITAL ORGANS NAFDAC CAUTIONS

77% Of Nigerian Women Use Bleaching Creams, Risk Cancer, Damage To Vital Organs NAFDAC Cautions

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that a study done by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that 77 percent of Nigerian women use skin bleaching creams, the highest in Africa, compared to 59 percent in Togo , 35 percent in South Africa , and 27 percent in Senegal .

This shows that the frightening statistic showed that the bleaching cream menace in Nigeria has become a national health emergency that necessitated a multifaceted regulatory approach.

The Director-General stressed the need for stringent regulatory actions to stem the dangerous tide of rampant and pervasive cases of Nigerians using bleaching cream.

She urged the media to assist NAFDAC in publicising and disseminating the knowledge acquired to the general public and further commended the press for its collaboration and support for NAFDAC to rid the country of the menace of substandard and falsified medicines, harmful foods, corrosive cosmetics and other substandard regulated products.

Adeyeye cautioned that bleaching creams could cause cancer, damage to vital organs, skin irritation and allergy, skin burn and rashes, wrinkles, premature skin ageing, and prolonged wound healing.

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