The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) has warned Super-store operators in Nigeria to withdraw all Genetically Modified (GM) products from their shelves within 7 days or face sanctions.

A statement by the Head of Press, Ovuakporie Efe said Director General of the Agency, Dr Rufus Ebegba gave the warning at a meeting with representatives of super-stores owners on Friday in Abuja,.

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"There is a law in place. We will not want any segment of the society out of ignorance to act in manners that will infringe on the existing law. The Act establishing the NBMA empowers the Agency to regulate the activities of modern biotechnology and the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)," he said.