The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed three alcoholic beverage-producing factories in Jos, for failure to comply with good manufacturing practices and operating without the agency certification.
Penpushing reports that the closure was effected on Tuesday when Assistant Chief Regulatory Officer of the Federal Task Force Investigation and Enforcement Directorate, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Umar Suleiman led a team on the raid in Jos.
The Assistant Chief Regulatory Officer said that one of the factories was also sealed for producing banned alcoholic beverages, adding that it also produced other products without the agency’s registration.
Penpushing further reports that Suleiman added that Bemag Industries Nigeria Limited. and Good Life Global Beverages Limited were sealed for non-adherence to good manufacturing practices, stressing that Stevenson Multi Global limited was sealed for producing banned alcoholic beverages in sachets worth N6 million.
The task force boss explained that the agency sealed it for non-adherence to good manufacturing practices and for producing without the agency’s registration, adding that the raid was conducted nationwide following the January 31, 2024 deadline given by the agency in 2018 to producers of alcoholic beverages to desist from producing alcohol in 100ml, 20ml, 30 ml and in sachets.
Penpushing also reports that Suleiman said the move was to help reduce the menace of alcohol abuse in the nation especially among the youth, and cautioned producers of alcoholic beverages to desist from producing what had been banned by the agency as the raid was continuous.
The Federal Task Force Investigation and Enforcement Directorate cautioned sellers to desist from selling alcoholic beverages in sachets, small volume plastic and glass bottles from 100ml and below, equally warned the public to desist from purchasing products without the agency certification.
Penpushing further reports that it is recalled that National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has stopped the registration of alcohol in sachets and small volume PET and Glass bottles below 200ml amidst other stringent regulatory measures.
The stoppage followed the recommendation of the committee of the Federal Ministry of Health, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) in December 2018, to reduce the availability and curb abuse of alcohol in the country.
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