Enforcement targets alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml across Ogun State
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Ogun State Police Command have strengthened collaboration to enforce regulations on the sale and distribution of alcoholic drinks in the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Command, Eleweran, Abeokuta, Deputy Superintendent of Police Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
According to him, the State Coordinator of NAFDAC Ogun Office 1, Akinwale Fagoroye, led a delegation to the command headquarters, where they met with the Commissioner of Police, Bode Ojajuni.
Fagoroye said the enforcement exercise, which began in Abeokuta, would be extended to other parts of the state and continue until full compliance is achieved.
He said the exercise includes removing alcoholic drinks packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml from circulation, particularly to reduce easy access to cheap and highly portable alcohol among children and young people.
NAFDAC enforcement teams are conducting checks at markets, motor parks, retail outlets, bars, warehouses, factories and other locations where regulated products are manufactured, stored or sold.
The agency urged manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and consumers to comply with the directive and cooperate with authorised enforcement officers.
Ojajuni commended NAFDAC’s efforts and assured the agency of the police command’s continued support during lawful enforcement operations.
He said the police were also enforcing the Liquor Act and other applicable laws regulating the sale and distribution of alcoholic drinks in Ogun State.
The commissioner urged businesses and consumers to comply with relevant regulations and encouraged residents to report suspected fake, unsafe or unapproved products and illegal alcohol-related activities to the appropriate authorities.