The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has urged manufacturers and distributors of alcoholic beverages to comply with the ban on sachet and PET bottles alcohol.
Adeyeye made the call when she featured on the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Forum in Abuja on Sunday.
Emphasising that alcohol in PET bottles had been banned, she cautioned distributors and retailers to desist from sale and distribution of the banned product.
She recalled the ministerial ban and the agreement signed by Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria in 2018.
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The NAFDAC boss said that the agreement, which introduced a phased withdrawal process, reached final phase of ensuring complete removal of the banned products from markets.
She noted that the agency stopped registering and renewing licences for the products since 2018, as manufacturers were given ample time to exhaust stocks and halt production.
She said that enlightenment campaigns and stakeholder engagements were conducted to ensure compliance with the ban.
She expressed concern over alcohol consumption among teenagers and youths, saying that the sachet size and the cost made it easily accessible, but the impact could be devastating.
She reiterated the agency’s determination to safeguard public health through strict regulatory measures.
Source: NAN
