NBC recalls Eva bottled water as NAFDAC says product is contaminated

The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) has recalled two batches of 75cl Eva Water produced from May 22 to 23, at its Asejire Plant.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) had on Friday directed the NBC to recall Eva premium table Water 75cl over suspected contamination.

The statement signed by the NBC Director, Public Affairs and Communications, Ekuma Eze, read in part, “The Nigerian Bottling Company is aware of the Public Alert No. 0011/2019 issued by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.

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“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 the 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.”

The firm also said that the production of the water had been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation.