National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, NAFDAC, has denied enforcing the ban on sachet water, also known as ‘pure water’ in Lagos State.
NAFDAC came out to deny the enforcement after the Lagos State government denied reports that it has placed a ban on sachet water.
DAILY POST reports that the Minister of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, had while reacting to a viral video of yet-to-be-identified persons, enforcing the ban on sachet water said the officers in the viral video were staff of NAFDAC who went about their lawful responsibility to rid the society of unregistered and unsafe products in the interest of public safety and health.
But in a swift reaction via its official X handle, NAFDAC denied embarking on such operations, insisting it was not its mode of operation.
“The videos circulating of individuals engaging in enforcement activities are NOT NAFDAC officials or part of our Investigation & Enforcement team,” the agency wrote on X.
“Furthermore, stopping vehicles to destroy products is unprofessional and does not align with any NAFDAC Standard Operating Procedure.”
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