“When a child consumes alcohol or starts consuming alcohol early, their systems are exposed to alcohol early. Their physiological systems are exposed to alcohol early and there is always damage.”Adeyeye emphasised that the concentration of alcohol in sachets can be dangerously high. But some of the sachets of alcohol contain up to 43% alcohol,” she explained. So that at the end of five years, there will not be sachet of alcohol, or alcohol in PET less than 200ml. The NAFDAC DG emphasised that,“Children cannot handle alcohol the way adults can.

Source: Punch January 27, 2026 19:19 UTC