Niger Council Shuts Down Illegal Ice Cream Factories Over Hygiene Concerns

The Bida Local Government Council in Niger State has shut down ice cream production facilities operating without the required licences and registration numbers from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) over serious hygiene concerns.
The facilities were reportedly found to have flies in ice cream mixtures, while their products lacked labels indicating their contents and sources.
 
Officials of the Bida Local Government Council during an inspection of ice cream production facilities in Bida, Niger State. Photo: Bida LG
 
In a statement posted on Facebook on Thursday, the council’s Chief Press Secretary, Aliyu B. Umar, said the discoveries were ...