FG Has NOT Suspended Ban on Sachet Alcohol, We Have Started Enforcement, NAFDAC Insists
The National Agency for Food and Drug Adminstration and Control (NAFDAC) has swiftly debunked media reports that the Federal Government has suspended its ban on sachet alcohol.
The agency in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye described the earlier report as “false” and did not emanate from the agency.
The agency noted that the earlier “claim is misleading and untrue.”reiterating that “the ban remains fully in force, and enforcement activities are ongoing in line with the Agency’s statutory mandate to protect public health, especially vulnerable populations.”
According to Prof Adeyeye, “NAFDAC operates strictly within its statutory mandate and in alignment with duly communicated Federal Government policies. At no time has the Agency received any directive to to suspend its regulatory or enforcement activities regarding sachet alcohol and small -volume alcoholic beverages. The ban remains in force.”
The statement clarified that it “has [already] begun evacuating violative sachet alcohol and alcoholic drinks in PET bottles below 200ml from companies.”
NAFDAC also confirmed that some companies have already complied with its directive and have stopped production of alcohol in the unapproved containers.
The agency, therefore, urged] the public, stakeholders, and the media to rely only on verified information issued through NAFDAC’s official communication channels.”
