NAFDAC rejects financial inducement allegations in Lung Detox Tea controversy

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said it is taking legal action over false allegations of financial inducement related to a misleading herbal product, Lung Detox Tea (Lungitox).

NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this while addressing the issue during a press briefing today in Lagos.

Adeyeye said the Agency is not unmindful of the bogus and unsubstantiated allegations of financial inducement contained in the video.

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She stated, “Ordinarily, this sort of claim would be ignored, particularly since the product was not registered by the Agency. However, our Legal Services Directorate (LESD) is reviewing the statements of financial compromise with the goal of seeking redress in the court. This should serve as a deterrent to individuals who may choose to malign or make libellous statements against the Agency in the future.

“NAFDAC categorically refutes this claim as false, baseless, and completely unfounded. The product in question, Lung Detox Tea or Lungitox (Smokers Pride), or any similar product, is NOT registered by NAFDAC.”

Adeyeye further explained that it is important to emphasise that NAFDAC does not and will never permit the approval, importation, exportation, manufacture, advertisement, distribution, or sale of any product that lacks a solid scientific basis or any product that poses a potential risk to public health.

However, NAFDAC urged the public to disregard the misleading video and avoid purchasing any suspicious or unregistered products.

The Agency reiterated its commitment to public health and warned against attempts to mislead Nigerians with unsubstantiated claims.