The Nationwide Company for Meals and Drug Administration and Management (NAFDAC) has began imposing a ban on the manufacturing and sale of alcoholic drinks produced in sachets, small PET bottles and glass bottles of lower than 200 ml.
NAFDAC's Director-Basic, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this recognized at a press convention in Abuja on Monday, stating that the ban would come into impact from Thursday, February 1, 2024.
“Efficient January 31, 2024, there will probably be no alcoholic drinks in these classes registered by NAFDAC,” Adeyeye mentioned.
“I additionally need to inform you that the company has initiated enforcement actions to implement the implementation of this coverage. The window interval given by NAFDAC to producers to promote all alcoholic drinks on this class expired on January 31, 2024.
“To this finish, the company started nationwide enforcement actions on the primary day after the window interval expired, February 1, 2024, to implement implementation of the brand new coverage.”
The Director Basic disclosed that the ban was primarily based on the advice of a robust committee of the Federal Ministry of Well being, the Federal Competitors and Shopper Safety Fee (FCCPC) and the trade represented by the Affiliation of Meals, Drinks and Tobacco. Employers (AFBTE) and the Distillers and Blenders Affiliation of Nigeria (DIBAN) in December 2018.
Adeyeye mentioned the folks most liable to the detrimental results of consuming the banned pack sizes of alcoholic drinks are minors and drivers of business autos.
The World Well being Group, in line with the NAFDAC boss, has discovered that kids who drink alcohol usually tend to: use medicine, get poor grades, be injured or die, have interaction in dangerous sexual actions, make poor choices and have well being issues .
Adeyeye additionally disclosed that in the course of the enforcement of the ban, the company has found that producers are nonetheless producing or possessing banned merchandise and packaging supplies, noting that it is a severe violation.
“This example is clearly not acceptable, and the Company considers this as blatant disobedience to the legal guidelines of Nigeria. NAFDAC considers this matter significantly and can use all authorized cures, together with prosecution, to resolve the matter.”
Adeyeye, nonetheless, known as on all holders of banned alcohol merchandise and packaging supplies to give up them for destruction to keep away from additional penalties.
