NAFDAC debunks claim on approval of tea promoting smoking

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Saturday denied it has approved the use of Lung Detox Tea which promotes smoking.

In a statement posted on NAFDAC’s X handle on Saturday, the agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said the application for approval of the tea was rejected due to unsubstantiated claim that smoking could be made “healthy” by using the product.

The statement read: “NAFDAC has been made aware of a misleading video circulating on social media, alleging that the agency approved the registration of a herbal product claiming that ‘smoking is healthy’ when used with their product.