Dr Christiana Esenwa, the Coordinator of NAFDAC in Anambra, made the appeal when she led a team to the state Ministry of Agriculture. The National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Agency (NAFDAC) has called for full branding of rice to save consumers from harm.Dr Christiana Esenwa, the Coordinator of NAFDAC in Anambra, made the appeal when she led a team of the agency to the state Ministry of Agriculture in Awka on Monday.She raised alarm over the proliferation rice products which could be harmful to human bodies in the market.Esenwa said there was a lot of illegally packaged Anambra Rice brand in the market whereas the franchised belonged to Stein Mills limited, a company that have been scrutinised and certified to distribute the products.The coordinator said while it was encouraging that local rice production was increasing, there was need to protect millions of consumers from the harmful effects of unauthorised rice.
