At last! NAFDAC certifies ‘Eva bottled water’ for consumption

Nigeria’s regulatory agency responsible for regulating and controlling importation, manufacture and use of food, drugs and packaged water, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Tuesday ( July 9, 2019) said that Eva Water produced and bottled by Nigerian Bottling Company Limited is safe for consumption, assuring consumers and the general public of the product’s safety.

The regulatory agency confirmed this  in a press statement issued, titled “Update on the two lots of Eva Water” and signed by its Director General (DG), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

Adeyeye, also added that the assurance became necessary in the wake of recent development regarding the recall of two batches of Eva Water (75cl packed size) produced in one of NBC’s ultra-modern factories, Asejire Plant, in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

According to her, “following discovery of a default in two lots of Eva bottle water (75cl pack size) produced between 22nd and 23rd May 2019 at the NBC ultra-modern factory at Asejire in Ibadan, the company immediately initiated a recall of the affected lots and voluntarily notified NAFDAC as is expected of every responsible quality-driven organisation with high priority for food safety and safety of its consumers”.

She stressed that there was no reason for the general public and consumers to panic as laboratory reports obtained from the analysis conducted on all products including Eva Water manufactured in the plant do not indicate any health threat.

NAFDAC boss, therefore lauded  the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited for demonstrating a high sense of responsibility by willingly reporting the issue and initiating a recall process, urging other companies to emulate the exemplary attitude displayed by NBC, just as she noted that by this action, this has shown that the company places much premium on the safety of consumer.

Continuing, she expressed satisfaction with the corrective and preventive actions that have been put in place by the company to guarantee the quality and safety of Eva Water and all Coca-Cola products registered by the agency.

“It is reassuring to note that the Nigerian Bottling Company demonstrated a high sense of responsibility in voluntarily reporting the problem and in the recall process. NAFDAC urges all companies and stakeholders to think of the customers’ safety first just like what NBC has done in this case. This is exemplary and should be emulated by all manufacturers”, the DG submitted.