The National Agency for Food, Drugs
Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has shut down 30 erring water factories in
Nasarawa state between 2015 and 2016, News Agency of Nigeria reports.
This was made known by, the Acting NAFDAC Director-General Mrs Oyentunde Oyin, on Tuesday at the occasion of the annual water quality monitoring event at Fauzee Bottle Water Factory in Lafia.
Oyin, who was represented by, the agency's State Coordinator, Mr Michael Attah reiterated that NAFDAC closed the factories during a routine but unannounced inspection tour.
in his words, ``In the course of our regulation and surveillance inspection from 2015 to 2016, we shut down more than 30 factories across the state for producing below standard.
``The agency has many sanctions for factories violating our standard or not adhering strictly to our rules and regulations,’ ’she confirmed.
She urged the public to help the agency with relevant information on poor products, based on their experience and the activities of illegal operators of water factories.
The Acting DG added that the annual water quality monitoring was aimed at carrying out on-the-spot test of purity and packaged/bottled water.
According to her, ``the exercise is imperative because most producers of water do not have an in-house quality control unit to analyse the quality of their products periodically.
``The exercise gives manufacturers the opportunity to see the sample tested practically and if found satisfactory, it builds more confidence on the products and helps the producers to maintain the standard.
``On the other hand, if found unsatisfactory, the agency will audit the processes and make the necessary corrections that would enable the products meet required quality standard,” she concluded.
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