The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday impounded expired confectionery worth more than N500,000 in Onitsha, Anambra.
Mr Benson Kine, Deputy Director, NAFDAC Special Zonal Office, Onitsha, said that the products which were in 22 cartons, expired in March.
He explained that the dealer decided to reduce the market price so that people could buy.
He said that the raid was achieved by a tip-off by someone whose daughter had consumed one of the products.
“When some of the products were opened, some were already decayed and some had maggots.
Kine said that with the development, the agency had deployed its enforcement officers to pay unscheduled visits to confectionery factories and depots in Anambra.
He called on parents and guardians to educate their children to read and observe manufacture and expiry dates of confectionery and other edibles they buy.