The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr Paul Orhii during the presentation of annual report on packaged water in Abuja revealed that the packaged water industry in Nigeria generated about N8 Billion naira daily.
The DG said “Primary objective of annual packaged water monitoring exercise was to ensure that existing packaged water producers comply strictly with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) without compromising quality and safety of consumers.
“Besides, the agency cannot afford to toy with an industry whose daily turnover is now estimated at N8 billion. This is due to the importance of safety of water for consumption, the increased need to continually and proactively prevent water-borne diseases.
“The outcome of this exercise in the form of generated data would be considered as national data on packaged water quality parameters profiling that will be shared with relevant stakeholders.”
The DG also warned that the inability of producers to adhere to best practices lead to the closure of erring factories.
He said “The agency will be left with the only option of closing down such erring factories if producers failed to subject their water to quality status profile analysis.”