National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed an illegal sachet water factory in the Apapa axis of Lagos State.
The factory which is responsible for producing counterfeit, adulterated, and unhygienic sachet water was discovered during an operation by NAFDAC’s Investigation and Enforcement Directorate.
This was made known via a post on the agency’s official X handle on Tuesday, September 3.
The post reads: “NAFDAC recently shut down an illegal water factory in Apapa, where counterfeited, adulterated, and unhygienic sachet water was being produced.
“The factory, located at No. 89 Marine Road, Oluwole Market Waterside, was discovered during an operation by NAFDAC’s Investigation & Enforcement Directorate.
“The factory’s address was entirely different from the one on the already produced counterfeited sachet water brands.
“The operation revealed that thousands of bags of counterfeit sachet water, produced in a filthy environment beside a dirty canal, were ready for distribution.
“During the raid, over 2,500 bags of sachet water were confiscated and the remaining stock was destroyed on-site.”
