Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has announced the official shutdown of three alcohol manufacturing companies in Ota, Ogun State, for allegedly violating the Federal Government’s ban on producing alcoholic beverages in sachets and PET bottles.
A statement by the Agency noted that the sting operation was
led by the Assistant Director of NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement
Directorate, Kunke Ojo.
During the enforcement exercise, NAFDAC said its team
uncovered several violations across the affected factories.
The Agency said its officials inspected the first facility
(name withheld) last Friday, and found sachet alcohol in active production
alongside large quantities of PET bottles.
“The factory
was initially put on hold. However, during a follow-up visit, officials
discovered that the sachet products had been secretly removed from the
premises. NAFDAC has flagged this as a serious violation, as the products were
already under regulatory enforcement. “he said
On the second company (name withheld), NAFDAC said its
enforcement team caught the company allegedly continuing the production of
sachet alcoholic beverages despite the federal ban.
“The
premises were immediately sealed.”
The Agency added that it had inspected the third
company (name withheld) in January and had placed on hold 22 production
machines, and millions of PET bottles and sachet packaging materials were
confiscated for destruction.
During this latest inspection, NAFDAC said its officials
discovered that the company had allegedly broken the seals and put the machines
back into operation to continue producing sachet alcoholic drinks.
“Millions of
additional PET bottles were found on-site, leading to the immediate sealing of
the factory” the statement added
Consumers were advised to remain vigilant and report the
illegal sale or production of banned sachet alcoholic beverages to the nearest
NAFDAC office.
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