NAFDAC investigating Pastor Jeremiah’s miracle water, soap – DG
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has warned Nigerians that a faith-based organisation, Christ Mercy Land Delivery Ministries, led by Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, is using the agency's name to deceive the public.NAFDAC, in a statement signed on Sunday by its Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that none of the advertised and sold products are registered with the agency.
It stated, "NAFDAC wishes to alert the public to the activities of a faith-based organisation, Christ Mercy Land Delivery Ministries, which uses the NAFDAC name to deceive the unsuspecting public.
"NAFDAC has recently received numerous petitions from concerned citizens regarding Senior Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin of Christ Mercy Land Delivery Ministries, Km 5 Effurun, Sapele Road, Delta State, and a Miracle Water and Miracle Soap being advertised with healing and miracle claims and sold to unsuspecting members of the public by the Spiritual Ministry." The Minister used social media to promote the use of Miracle Water and Miracle Soap to treat barrenness. He claimed that using the soap would result in the women having twins. He openly informed his congregation that the soap is NAFDAC-registered. As a result, the public began to visit the office to verify the claims.
"The petitioners also submitted the following Spiritual Ministry products to NAFDAC to verify the false claims. The products include Miracle & Healing Water, River Jordan Water, Miracle Water from The Pool of Bethsaida, A New Beginning Mount Camel Miracle Water, Water of Life, Miracle Water from The Pool of Bethsaida (1L), A New Beginning Pool of Bethsaida Water, and Father Smelt Perfume.
The agency stated that upon receipt of the petitions, it contacted the Delta State Coordinator via the agency's Director of Post Marketing Surveillance to determine the existence or records of any transactions with Christ Mercy Land Deliverance Ministries and the products in the Delta State Office.
"The Coordinator was also directed to visit the Ministry to verify the veracity of the claims in the petitions and take any necessary regulatory action on the Ministry's production facility where Miracle water and other products are manufactured. The State Coordinator secretly purchased Miracle Water (25cl) from the Ministries for 3000 naira and took pictures.
"On Wednesday, August 14th, 2024, the State Coordinator Delta State visited the Mercy Land Ministry and met with the Head of Service, Mr. Ogunleye Fufeyin, and the Chief Security Officer. Despite the fact that there was proof of purchase, the officials denied producing Miracle and Healing water or soap. He claimed that only the logo and address on the label were theirs, not the product. The HOS also stated that they only have a pool of Bethsaida water, which is spiritual and artificial. The HOS requested time to meet with other employees and returned. He returned after 30 minutes, refusing to cooperate and requesting to see the CSO.
"On August 27th, 2024, a team of Investigation and Enforcement NAFDAC and Federal Task Force on Counterfeit and Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods visited the Ministry to begin an investigation on the place of purchase or manufacturing site for possible sample collection for laboratory analysis, but the officials refused to cooperate with the team. Letters of invitation were sent to officials to report on August 28th, but they were not accepted. Instead, the company submitted a legal document to NAFDAC Headquarters in Abuja on August 28th, 2024, and requested that they return on September 3rd, 2024, to organise their documents before coming. The Agency then gave the Prophet until the 29th to report to the Investigation and Enforcement NAFDAC Office in Asaba for further investigation.
"Investigation and Enforcement Asaba waited for Christ Mercy Land Delivery Ministries officials to arrive in accordance with their earlier request to report for the start of the investigation, but they refused to show up. They forwarded some documents on September 3rd, 2024, rather than requesting additional time to report," it stated.
It also stated that in a document made available to the NAFDAC Office on the evening of September 3rd, the faith organisation claimed to have entered into a production contract agreement with Globod Table Water Km 4, DSC Motorway, Otokutu, Delta State, without the knowledge of the NAFDAC State Office in Delta State.
According to the agency, the act violates existing commercial production rules and regulations.
"In continuation of our investigation, NAFDAC Investigation and Enforcement has sealed the Globod Table Water factory to aid and abet the production, sale, and advertisement of unregistered and unwholesome Miracle Water under the guise of a forged NAFDAC Registration Number.
"At this point, it is clear that Christ Mercy Land Delivery Ministries, KM 5, is not prepared to present itself for an investigation into the production and advertisement of suspected falsified, unwholesome, and unregistered miracle products.
"NAFDAC would like to inform the public that none of the products being advertised and sold are registered with NAFDAC. The public is also advised to avoid purchasing any of these Miracle products. NAFDAC is a scientific organisation that relies on verifiable scientific facts before registering any product.
"In the meantime, we will continue to investigate this faith organization's activities in relation to products within our mandates that have been reported to be manufactured and sold by them. I'd like to take this opportunity to warn faith-based organisations about illegal production of regulated products without the necessary regulatory requirements," it added.
Adeyeye, on the other hand, reassured Nigerians that the agency is committed to continuing to protect their health.
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