TikTok seller defends ‘weight gain pap’ amid backlash, calls for fair probe

A Nigerian TikTok user selling “organic weight gain pap” for babies has defended the safety of her product following public concerns.

PUNCH Online earlier reported that Nigerians, including a popular health influencer, Dr. Chinonso Egemba, better known as Aproko Doctor, raised concerns regarding the weight gain pap, urging the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to investigate the product.

In response to the concerns raised about the product marketed as Pems Organic Weight Gain Pap, the seller issued a statement on her TikTok account, #purely_organicc, on Monday.

In the statement, she expressed disappointment that Aproko Doctor did not reach out to her directly before tagging NAFDAC in posts calling for an investigation.
She also maintained that her product is made from entirely natural ingredients, which she said are properly sorted, washed, and dehydrated before production.

The statement partly read, “I do not use any form of artificial content in my product; they are natural ingredients.

“Here are the ingredients I use: oats, sorghum, millet, tiger nut, cashew nut, soya beans, dried plantains, millet, date, crayfish, and groundnut. All of which are properly sorted, washed, and dehydrated before production.”
She further defended the safety of her product, claiming that it had been used without any adverse reactions by her own children and numerous customers.

“This is a product I’ve used for my son and my niece and none of which they have ever reacted to, neither have any of my customers. “I can share with you some contacts of my customers for confirmation,” she wrote.

“I have never killed or attempted killing any one’s child.”

“This is a product I send within and outside Nigeria, and no child has ever reacted to it!” She asserted.

The seller clarified that her business is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission and is in the process of obtaining NAFDAC approval.

She wrote, “And for the part of NAFDAC, it is a process I’ve been working on for the past couple of weeks, and I’m trying to get all of the necessary documentation.

“Also, my business is registered under CAC, and I can send you some samples of my product for testing and can be taken to any lab for further inspections.”