The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has closed three alcohol manufacturing plants in Ota, Ogun State, for breaking the federal government's ban on the production of alcoholic beverages in sachets and micro PET bottles. In January, NAFDAC stated that its enforcement of the restriction on alcoholic beverages in sachets and small plastic or glass bottles was intended to protect children and young people rather than punish businesses.
Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC director-general, stated in a statement that the policy was motivated by public health concerns and mounting evidence that alcohol packaged in sachets and containers smaller than 200 milliliters has contributed to underage drinking throughout the country.
NAFDAC launched a statewide mop-up effort on Wednesday to eliminate alcoholic beverages in PET bottles and sachets smaller than 200 milliliters from distribution. According to a recent NAFDAC announcement, the sting operation was headed by Kunle Ojo, assistant director of the Investigation and Enforcement Directorate.
During the exercise, the government said that its team discovered many infractions throughout the impacted factories. When NAFDAC officials visited the first plant (name withheld) last Friday, they discovered a lot of PET bottles and sachet alcohol in active manufacture.
The agency also stated that a second firm was discovered by its enforcement team to be producing alcoholic beverages in sachets. Since January, the agency has put 22 production machines on hold for the third company.
According to NAFDAC, its representatives found that the business had cracked the machines' seals and restarted the production of sachet alcoholic beverages. Millions of PET bottles and sachet packing materials were reportedly seized from the company and destroyed.
NAFDAC emphasized its zero-tolerance approach for regulatory evasion while discussing the operation. Customers were advised to exercise caution and notify the closest NAFDAC office of any unlawful sales or manufacturing of prohibited sachet alcoholic beverages.
In a different statement on Tuesday, Adeyeye said that the agency will keep enforcing the prohibition nationally. According to the director-general, recent enforcement actions in Lagos, Ogun, and a number of other states revealed that producers were still making the forbidden goods in spite of the federal prohibition. According to her, the agency discovered packaging materials with production dates as recent as July 2026, suggesting that some factories were still producing after full enforcement had begun.
