The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has defended its renewed enforcement of the ban on alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and containers below 200 millilitres, insisting that the policy is driven by public health concerns rather than punishment of manufacturers.
The agency clarified that no alcohol-producing company has been shut down, stressing that the restriction applies strictly to sachet alcohol and small plastic or glass bottles below the approved volume.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said the enforcement was in line with a Senate resolution and the agency’s mandate to protect public health, particularly among young people.
“NAFDAC has resumed enforcement of the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small-volume PET or glass bottles below 200ml,” Adeyeye said.
