The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has refuted claims that some men seen in a trending video bursting water bags in factories and trucks are its officials.
There were rumours of Lagos state government banning sachet water, popularly referred to as pure water, after the video made the rounds on social media.
In response, Tokunbo Wahab, Lagos commissioner for environment and water resources, said the state has no plans to ban sachet water.
Wahab claimed the men in the video were NAFDAC officials carrying out an enforcement exercise targeting sachet water products that do not comply with the agency’s standards.
However, in an X post response to Tokunbo, NAFDAC said the destruction in the video are not part of its enforcement activities, describing it as “unprofessional”.
“The videos circulating of individuals engaging in enforcement activities are NOT NAFDAC officials or part of our Investigation & Enforcement team,” NAFDAC wrote.
“Furthermore, stopping vehicles to destroy products is unprofessional and does not align with any NAFDAC Standard Operating Procedure”.
