NAFDAC Commences Enforcement of Sachet Alcohol Ban

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Announces Enforcement of a ban on Alcohol Production and Sale in Sachets and Pet Bottles Under 200ml

Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at a media parley by the agency on Wednesday in Lagos.

NAFDAC had on November 11, 2025 announced that it would enforce a total ban on the production and sale of items by December 2025 in line with directive of the Senate.

However, the proposed enforcement was halted after the Federal Government called for the immediate suspension of all actions and measures related to the proposed ban, pending the outcome of consultations and final directive.

Adeyeye said that the agency had gotten a matching order from the Senate to enforce the ban, noting that NAFDAC had already commenced enforcement.

She said that the agency took the decision to safeguard public health and protect the vulnerable population, particularly children, adolescents, and young adults, from the harmful use of alcohol.

She noted that the proliferation of high alcohol content beverages in sachets and small containers, had made such products easily accessible, affordable, and concealable.

Adeyeye said: “We have already started the enforcement to ban alcohol production in sachets and bottles below 200ml, after we received order from the senate to proceed.

“NAFDAC is not against alcohol, but we are against its proliferation of high alcohol content in sachets and small bottles, to prevent children from having easy access to it.”

She noted that prior to her position as NAFDAC boss, sachet alcohol had 50 percent to 90 percent concentration of alcohol, describing it as extremely high.

She added: “We asked the manufacturers to reduced the content to 30 percent, they went directly to the ministry to express their displeasure, citing loss of jobs and investment.

“The then Minister of Health gave them a five-year period between December 2018 to January 31, 2024 to put their business in place.”

Adeyeye consequently reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to safeguarding the health of the nation, especially the safety of vulnerable groups like children, through its regulatory activities.