“Pure water” is the household name for packaged sachet water.
Efforts to gain entrance into the main compound proved abortive but a quick survey of the entire factory revealed that the products are conveyed in an unbranded white but rickety looking ‘pick-up’ Van, while the major production factory is a sore sight.
For instance, a sachet water producing factory with brand name Tbillz Daily table water is located in a popular estate along Lifecamp, Abuja.
A visit to some factories in the state revealed how the purportedly “pure water” is packaged in shops located in secluded areas, away from prying eyes of the public.
There was a case where somebody just picked another person’s nylon, printed the same thing and was producing water.” Similarly in Niger State, from the three factories visited (Al-machus, Supreme and Kabinaf), only one of them seemed to be operating in a fairly clean environment.
On getting to the factory’s entrance, one could not have imagined that water for drinking is being packaged for sale in such place.
According to him, considering the environment where the water is being produced, there are possibilities that the source of water is not from a borehole within the environment.
“The question mark on this sample is that they may be using direct tap water because I have seen instances, where people will say, is it not treated water from the water board.
However, NAFDAC has to be particular about the environment because they are not always there to monitor.” “If it is NAFDAC that went to that site, it will be closed down irrespective of the water quality because they will always tell you that your factory should not be close to the dump site.
Like typhoid, it could be waterborne or food-borne.” NAFDAC Speaks When contacted, the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration Control (NAFDAC) affirmed the situation but explained that there are cases where manufacturers lower their standards after getting the required certification from the agency.