Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that her agency would put necessary measures in place to control the influx of unregistered alcohol drinks in Nigerian markets.
This was contained in a statement Prof. Adeyeye released in Abuja on Sunday.
She said, “Efforts are being made by NAFDAC to control such products by holding back on further registration of alcohol in such packaging.”
Adeyeye explained that it was part of her submissions at the just concluded 41st session of Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) in Rome, Italy.
The Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) is an intergovernmental body with over 180 members, within the framework of the Joint Food Standards Programme established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
It was to protect the health of consumers and ensuring fair practices in the food trade and promote coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
“Alcohol is available in sachets in Nigeria and these products are dangerous to children due to ease of accessibility.
“Harmful use of alcohol is a major obstacle to sustainable development. It has an impact on the health and well-being of the drinkers, their friends, family and colleagues.
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