NAFDAC Uncovers Toxic ‘Expired’ Milk Ring in Kaduna

KADUNA, Nigeria — In a chilling discovery that has sent shockwaves through Nigerian households, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a “sinister” syndicate selling tampered infant milk in Kaduna State.

The alarm was raised on Sunday, February 22, 2026, after a four-month-old infant was rushed to the hospital with severe gastrointestinal distress. The cause? A tin of SMA Gold First Infant Milk Formula (900g) that had been secretly “revalidated” by unscrupulous traders.

The criminals behind the scheme used a simple but lethal deception: they super-imposed high-quality fake stickers over the original manufacturer’s dates.

By layering a carbon-copy sticker over the original print, these “merchants of death” managed to falsely extend the shelf life of the milk by two full years, turning a sensitive nutritional product into a potential poison.

“Physical examination revealed clear indicators of date marking alteration,” NAFDAC stated. “This confirms the suspicion of revalidation and tampering.”

SMA Gold is a whey-dominant, nutritionally complete formula specifically designed to mirror breast milk for babies aged 0–6 months. NAFDAC warns that because the formula is chemically sensitive, any tampering or consumption past the true expiry date is a “significant risk to public health” that can lead to organ failure or death in infants.