NAFDAC shuts 16 sachet water factories in Rivers crackdown

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned sachet h2o producers to halt producing unregistered h2o and to renew expired licences oregon look punishment.

The informing was fixed by the Director of NAFDAC successful the South-South Zone, Chukwuma Oligbu, aft the bureau carried retired an enforcement cognition successful parts of Rivers State, including Asari Toru, Akuku Toru, Degema, and Ikwerre Local Government Areas.

During the operation, 16 sachet h2o factories were unopen down and their owners were invited for questioning.

NAFDAC said the factories were recovered operating successful soiled conditions, utilizing unsafe filters, providing incorrect addresses, and, successful immoderate cases, utilizing expired licences oregon violating different regulations.

In a connection on Thursday by the Public Relations Officer of the South-South Zone, Cyril Monye, the bureau besides warned that factories operating illegally oregon obstructing officials from carrying retired their duties would beryllium unopen down and their owners prosecuted.

NAFDAC further urged the nationalist to study immoderate amerciable h2o production.

According to the statement, “The sachet h2o factories include: Obra Bo Table Water, Abalama, Asari Toru LGA; Loilia Table Water, Okpo, Degema LGA; Jima Table Water, Obuama Harry Town, Degema LGA; and Inye Table Water, Obuama Harry Town, Degema LGA.

“Others are O...