By Ngozi Onyeakusi—National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised alarm over fake tomato pastes currently in circulation.

The agency while briefing the journalists presented following as fake tomato pastes in circulation

Estus Tomato
Fan Tomato
Mr 2 Tomato
Lena Tomato
Royal Tomato
St Anne Tomato
Mummy’s Joy Tomato
Ist Choice Tomato
Mum rite Tomato among others.

The Acting Director General of NAFDAC, Monica Eimunjeze said the listed tomato pastes were not registered by NAFDAC though the fraudsters stole registration numbers of genuine products and used for them.

She warned Nigerians to avoid the products
saying their consumption of such was harmful to human health.

She assured that NAFDAC had been up and doing to ensure that no poisonous or substandard product considered harmful was brought into the country.

She call on media to report to the agency any substandard or fake tomato products found in the circulation.