The Kano office of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has sealed 13 illegal dairies and water factories in Kumbotso and Nasarawa Local Government areas of Kano State.

State Coordinator Shaba Muhammad said this on Wednesday during an inspection and enforcement exercise.

Mr. Muhammad said the agency seized counterfeit water, milk and milk products in a raid conducted by the agency’s Enforcement Task force in the state.

He said that the raid was sequel to the discovery of large quantities of counterfeit water, yoghurt and milk products in circulation in  Kano metropolis and other major towns across the state.

According to him, the raid followed a month-long surveillance on activities of the processors of fake sachet water and milk products.

The coordinator explained that some of the factories were sealed due to lack of NAFDAC registration or failure to renew their licenses in the past 10 years.

He said some of the factories produced various brands of milk and milk products and labelled them as genuine products from reputable companies in Nigeria.

“The operation of the dairies and water factories pose serious risks to public health and damage to the environment,” he said.