Following the high number of suicidal cases with the commodity, the National Food, Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday, ordered traders and dealers to withdraw the product from open markets and supermarkets.
Director, Veterinary Medicine and Allied Products Directorate, NAFDAC , Dr.Bukar Usman, disclosed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan.
He noted that sniper is an agro-cultural product meant to be used only in the farms and not for households
Usman, speaking during the launch of a new herbicide for cassava farmers, “Lifeline”, by UPL, Sprinfield Agro and IITA, said that the agency had asked agro-dealers to stop the sale of the product in open markets and supermarkets.
He noted that sniper is an agro-cultural product meant to be used only in the farms and not for households
The Director urged manufacturers and dealers to cooperate with NAFDAC to mop up the 100ml size of the product which were cheap and easily acquired.
He pointed out there are appropriate products for the control of mosquitoes and other household pests.
He maintained that the directive was not an outright ban of the product but a restriction of its use and availability to farms alone, adding all agro-chemicals meant for farms should not be used in households.
