Nigeria: My Pikin - Seller of Killer Chemical Arrested

28 November 2008

Lagos — National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday said it had traced and arrested the chemical dealer who sold propyleneglycol chemical to Barewa Pharmaceuticals, makers of My Pikin paracetamol, which was allegedly contaminated with diethyleneglycol.

The chemical dealer, whose name was not given, allegedly owns Tranxell Ltd located at Shop 2, Jimoh Oseni Close, Ilasamaja area of Lagos State.

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