The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has launched a crackdown on alcoholic beverages packaged in small sachets and PET bottles in Imo State, Nigeria.
This enforcement operation, which aligns with the Federal Government’s ban on alcoholic beverages in sachets and containers smaller than 200ml, was confirmed by Mrs. Mercy Ndukwe, the Imo State Coordinator of NAFDAC.
Mrs. Ndukwe supervised the seizure activities in Owerri on Wednesday, emphasizing that the ban is aimed at addressing public health concerns and reducing the abuse of alcohol, particularly among youths.
“The enforcement, carried out across the federation, was necessary to make consumers, sellers and manufacturers of the products aware of the government’s commitment to the ban.
“The ban has become necessary given the damage caused by such products on the lives, academic and other performances of young ones who consume them, especially students.
“We have stopped issuing licences to manufacturers for the production of these banned products.
“So, anyone found with them is dealing on contraband and will be made to face the full weight of the law,” she said.
Ndukwe said that adequate publicity and public awareness were created to help dealers and manufacturers understand the government’s position,
She said that a lot of time was also allowed to enable manufacturers to exhaust the raw materials they already acquired for use in production before the enforcement.
The coordinator advised motorists to avoid consuming alcoholic beverages before embarking on trips to reduce the likelihood of road crashes, especially during the Yuletide.
She promised that the agency was leaving no stone unturned in ensuring that the production, sale and consumption of banned substances became a thing of the past.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NAFDAC visited hotspots in Owerri and its environs during the exercise.
The visited areas include the popular Douglas and Amakohia markets, Akwakuma, MCC and Tetlow roads, and Orji.
The agency seized over 40 cartons of the banned products, with a warning that sellers would be arrested if they continued to flout the law.
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