NAFDAC to shutdown some packaged water producers' facilities over poor GMP

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Sunday vowed to shut down packaged water production facilities that fail the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements even as it pledges to collaborate with the various associations to sanitise the packaged water sector of the economy.

Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC,  who spoke recently in Abuja with 412 packaged water producers in Nigeria appealed to them to always maintain the level of compliance with NAFDAC regulatory requirements for which their products were registered. Adeyeye expressed dismay that shortly after procuring registration approval, many of the over 16,000 registered producers of packaged water across Nigeria lower standards and produce the essential commodity under despicable conditions, putting the health of the Nigerian consuming public at risk.

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