According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the supermarket is located at Azba Mall, 2 Durban Street, Wuse 2, Abuja.
In a statement to reporters following the operation, NAFDAC's Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Shaba Mohammed, indicated that the agency received credible information regarding the supermarket's practices.
He noted that all items sold at the establishment were labeled in Chinese, which constitutes a violation of NAFDAC regulations.
Mr. Mohammed, who also chairs the Federal Task Force on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs, and Unwholesome Processed Foods, explained that NAFDAC acted swiftly upon receiving the information to assess the situation.
He mentioned that the agency would investigate why over 90 percent of the products in the supermarket were labeled in a foreign language and the circumstances surrounding their entry into the country.
Additionally, the director pointed out that some of the products in question had expired but were still available on the supermarket's shelves.
“The supermarket was sealed for violating NAFDAC regulations; investigation will surely go on about this supermarket; we will also need to go to its warehouse in order to stop them from selling some products.
“The whole information about this supermarket just go to us; if we had know the information from the beginning, we would have taken regulatory action we just took against it now.
“Selling items in foreign language in a country is a violation of our law; if you must sell anything either in Arabic, Chinese and French, you must have English translation of it.
“More than 90 per cent of the goods sold in the supermarket are in Chinese language. You might find some Nigerians patronising the supermarket; they should be able to read about some of the items on the shelves.
“Some of these items have also expired. Even if they are giving global listing to import, they ought to be in English language.
“This supermarket cannot present to NAFDAC a document through which the items were approved in foreign language.
“This is not acceptable and that is why we have to seal the supermarket; we will invite the owner for further investigation before we can conclude on the case,” he said.
The director stated that non-compliance with NAFDAC regulations by the supermarket would result in disciplinary action.
“It is not every case we charge to court; we will take regulatory action against the supermarket, which may be an administrative action.
“Before any certification is given by NAFDAC, it would have visited the site/shop for goods storage and distribution practice.
“NAFDAC, upon its visit, will ensure that the facilities are in accordance with NAFDAC regulations,” he said.
Mr. Moammed further alleged that the supermarket may have circumvented NAFDAC regulations during the importation of certain products.
“NAFDAC will not see all these items at the port with every description in foreign language and allow them in; they would have been intercepted immediately,” he said.