The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, on Monday, ordered manufacturers of banned alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and polyethene terephthalate bottles below 200 millilitres to immediately recall the products nationwide or risk closure of their facilities.
NAFDAC vowed to fully enforce the Federal Government-approved prohibition of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET/plastic bottles below 200ml, warning that the ban was irrevocable.
The agency stated that the many years of grace given to manufacturers by the Federal Government to stop producing the products had expired.
PUNCH Healthwise reports that in January 2026, NAFDAC announced the commencement of first-tier enforcement after receiving legislative backing from the Senate.
Despite the Federal Government’s ban, PUNCH Healthwise reported in July 2026 that NAFDAC had uncovered the illegal production of banned alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml.
