National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has banned the manufacturing and sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets, small bottles of 200ml and below.
The director-general of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, who stated this yesterday at a press briefing in Abuja, informed that the window period given to manufacturers by the agency to sell off all alcoholic drinks in this category elapsed on January 31, 2024.
She said “As of January 31, 2024, there is no alcoholic beverage in these categories that are registered by NAFDAC. I also want to inform you that the agency has started enforcement actions to enforce the implementation of this policy.”
Adeyeye said it was discovered during the enforcement that some manufacturers of the banned products were still producing them and still had finished products and packaging materials of the products in their possession.
She called on those still in possession of these products to immediately report the agency.
“I want to use this medium to ask all holders of alcohol in sachets, PET and glass bottles, empty sachets, PET bottles, empty glass bottles, and other packaging materials of these banned products to immediately report to the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate of NAFDAC for hand-over of same to NAFDAC for destruction, to prevent sterner measures including prosecution,” she said.
