How To Get NAFDAC Approval For Your Product In Nigeria

Many people have been sent to their early graves due to fake drugs & substandard packaged food. Most of these fake drugs are sold in chemists and open market places at cheap prices.

To stop this, the Federal Government of Nigeria through it agency National Agency for Foods, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has put measures against some people who import or produce these harmful products that are harmful to man.

By law, NAFDAC have been authorized to register products, in Nigeria. NAFDAC also carries out inspection on imported goods in various ports, they also monitor companies that manufactured drugs, cosmetics and packaged foods in Nigeria. They do these to know if their products are safe for human consumption and to know if their production facilities are okay.

NAFDAC have gone far to get rid of fake and substandard products in Nigeria. The agency have seized and destroyed many fake drugs, bottled water, chemicals, cosmetics and foods from time to time. They have destroyed fake and substandard products worth billions of Naira.

So, if you are manufacturing a product that needs NAFDAC approval, it will be good to register it with NAFDAC to avoid sealing up your manufacturing factory and also backlist your product from being sold in Nigeria.
To register your product with NAFDAC, below are some requirement and conditions you needs to meet up with before you can get approval and certificate of compliance.

REQUIREMENT FOR DRUGS, FOOD & COSMETICS PRODUCTS

1. The first thing you need to do is to obtain a registration form (D-REG/001) from any NAFDAC offices Nationwide. Better still, you can download it from their website here.

2. The second thing you need to do is to fill the registration form and write an application letter. Your application letter must contain the Name of the manufacturer and brand name of the product.

3. The completed registration form with the application letter for each product should be return to NAFDAC registration department with the following items below.

• Five copies of written report for the product
• Sample of the products. Three packets. (drugs, food or cosmetics)
• Name and copies of the current license of your company’s Superintendent/production Chemist or Pharmacists.
• The registration license obtained from Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) that permits you to use your factory for drug production or a license obtained from relevant professional bodies.

4. You will need to pay an amount of money as registration fees at NAFDAC designated bank. The amount paid for registration differs from each other. You will find below the registration fees paid for each products.

• Pharmaceutical drugs produced in Nigeria cost =N25, 000 to N70, 000.
• Herbal drugs cost=N10, 000 to N20, 000
• Packaged Foods cost= N40, 000
• Bottled Water cost=N50, 000
• Sachet Water cost=N30, 000
• Cosmetics cost= N40, 000
• Pesticides/Chemicals cost =N40, 000.

Finally, if you want your products to be approved quickly by NAFDAC, you will need to fix a date and invite them to inspect your factory and production facilities. For more information, visit NAFDAC official website on http://www.nafdacnigeria.org.