NAFDAC finds fake Parago candies hidden in rice store

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has found a warehouse where fake Parago candies were hidden in cartons with different names.

The discovery was shared in a video on Thursday. It showed NAFDAC officials checking the warehouse and finding the candies covered by a tarpaulin and inside cartons labelled as other products.

In the video, an official explained that the candies were hidden in cartons marked “Toy with Candy.” But the contents were identified as Parago.

“Imagine what we are discovering here in another carton. This same Parago being concealed in a different carton,” the official said.

While pointing to one of the cartons, the official added, “Now see the carton name that we have here. Toy with Candy. Whereas the product inside is Parago.”

The official also said that the candies had been covered with a tarpaulin filled with the fake products.

“This entire tarpaulin is filled with the products. It has been concealed and it is fully Parago that is in here,” the official said.

The video also showed what the official called the original carton of Parago. This carton was found in a store that was supposed to hold rice.

“This is the original carton of the Parago that was concealed in a store that has rice. This is supposed to be a rice warehouse but here they concealed Parago,” the official said.

The official mentioned that this discovery showed another way the products were hidden from being found.

The agency has not given more details about how many products were found, where the warehouse is located, who runs it, or if anyone has been arrested.