NBC Confirms Withdrawal Of Poor Quality Eva Water

The Nigerian Bottling Company, NBC has confirmed the withdrawal from circulation of two batches of its premium Eva Water that were flagged by the National Agency for Foods Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC.

NBC in a statement issued by its director of public communications, Ekuma Eze affirmed that it first drew the attention of NAFDAC to the batches which the company said did not meet its standards.

NBC which also holds the franchise for the world’s most popular mineral water, Coke in Nigeria said the affected batches were produced in its plant at Asejire.

The company said:

“Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) is aware of Public Alert No. 0011/2019 issued by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). As noted in the alert, on 20th of June 2019 NBC voluntarily notified NAFDAC of two batches of Eva Water (75cl) produced from May 22-23, 2019 in our Asejire Plant, which did not meet our quality standards.

“We had commenced withdrawal of the affected batches which are 220519.14.27 AC4 and 230519.15.15 AC4, prior to the NAFDAC announcement and are cooperating with the Agency in their investigation. We regret the inconvenience this issue may have caused our consumers, and we request consumers in possession of products with the stated batch numbers to return them to our nearest offices or distributors/dealers for replacement.

“We confirm that there are no issues with other batches of our premium Eva Water and reassure our consumers of our commitment to highest quality standards, product safety and consumer satisfaction.”

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