About NAFDAC & CRIA
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is the regulatory body responsible for ensuring the safety, quality, and efficacy of to regulate and control the manufacture, importation, exportation, distribution, advertisement, sale and use of Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, Medical Devices, Packaged Water, Chemicals and Detergents in Nigeria.
Established by Decree No. 15 of 1993 as amended by Decree No. 19 of 1999 and now the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control Act Cap N1 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004, NAFDAC operates under the Federal Ministry of Health with a mandate to regulate and control the importation, exportation, manufacture, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of regulated products in Nigeria.
NAFDAC plays a vital role in safeguarding public health by enforcing compliance with international and national standards. The agency ensures that all regulated products meet stringent safety and quality requirements before they reach consumers.
About the CRIA Programme
The Clean Report of Inspection and Analysis (CRIA) Programme is a mandatory conformity assessment scheme introduced by the Federal Government of Nigeria through NAFDAC. The objective of the CRIA Programme is to ensure that all imported pharmaceutical products, raw materials, food, cosmetics, medical devices, chemicals and other regulated products from India and China comply with Nigerian quality and safety standards before they are shipped to the country.
This programme helps prevent the importation of substandard and counterfeit products, thereby protecting the health and safety of Nigerian consumers.
The CRIA process involves pre-shipment inspection, laboratory analysis, and verification of conformity to Nigerian standards. Only products that meet the required standards receive the CRIA Certificate, which is mandatory for clearance at Nigerian ports.
Cotecna as NAFDAC Partner
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Cotecna was officially appointed by The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), to join Nigeria’s Clean Report of Inspection and Analysis (CRIA) Programme.
As part of the CRIA program, Cotecna is authorized to carry out verification of conformity of imported goods from India including pre- shipment document verification, physical inspection of the shipment and quality testing of the goods.
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