The Executive Secretary of the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria, John Ichue, has urged the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to reverse the ban placed on the production of alcohol in sachets and pet bottles below 200 millimetre. On February 1, NAFDAC commenced the enforcement of the ban on alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET, and glass bottles of 200ml and below. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, Ichue stated that the ban has gravely affected the industry and led to a massive loss on the part of stakeholders. For DBAN members, our investment is over 12 trillion by indigenous manufacturers and this ban will lead over 75 per cent of home-grown manufacturers to shut down. “Meanwhile, the sachet alcohol is our cash cow as when we were producing bottled alcohol, we were finding it hard to adjust to the economic situation, so most of our members decided to scale down to sachet and we have invested trillions of naira in that direction.

Source: Punch February 11, 2024 03:13 UTC