Sachet Alcohol Ban Will Cost Jobs, Fuel Illicit Trade, MAN DG Warns

NAFDAC Resumes Enforcement of Sachet Alcohol Ban, Dismisses Shutdown Claims - Thepodiummedia

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has resumed enforcement of the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small plastic or glass bottles below 200 millilitres. The agency clarified that it did not shut down any alcohol-producing company but only prohibited the sale of alcohol in sachets and small containers, citing public health concerns. In a statement on Thursday, the Director…

Sachet Alcohol Protests in Nigeria: Who Really Speaks for Citizens?

On a weekday morning in Lagos, the usual drama played out like a well-rehearsed street performance of placards up, whistles screaming, chants flying about lost jobs and dying livelihoods, all staged neatly outside NAFDAC’s office as protesters demanded an end to the agency’s enforcement of the sachet alcohol ban. To anyone passing by, it looked like democracy doing press-ups in the sun, citizens checking state power and workers defending their d…

Better Regulation, Not Prohibition, Needed For Sachet Alcohol

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has warned that enforcement actions by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) against sachet and small-volume alcoholic beverages could result in unintended economic consequences without effectively addressing underage drinking. MAN’s Director-General, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, raised the concern during an interview on Arise Television on Thursday, arguing that an outrigh…

NAFDAC Begins Full Enforcement Of Sachet Alcohol Ban, Says No Company shut

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reaffirmed its enforcement of the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small plastic or glass bottles below 200 millilitres. In a press release issued on January 28 and signed by the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola... The post NAFDAC Begins Full Enforcement Of Sachet Alcohol Ban, Says No Company shut appeared first on…

Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Cautions NAFDAC Over Proscription Of Sachet Alcohol Distribution In Nigeria

Regarding the recent actions of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), which has reinstated its prohibition on the manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small PET bottles, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has strongly urged moderation. This action appears to contradict both the Nigerian Parliament’s resolutions and orders from the Office of the Secretary to the Govern…

NAFDAC resumes full enforcement of sachet alcohol ban

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Thursday resumed full enforcement of the ban on alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small plastic or glass bottles below 200 millilitres, insisting that no alcohol-producing company has been shut down and that the action is solely to protect children and other vulnerable groups from the harmful use of alcohol.The enforcement follows a directive of the Nigerian S…