Lagos agency tells CWAY to improve bottled-water handling

The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has asked bottled-water producer CWAY to improve storage and distribution practices, Premium Times Nigeria reported. During an inspection, officials found plastic bottles set aside for disposal because they were considered unsuitable for use. The source gives no further compliance details.
The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency has asked CWAY to improve the storage and distribution of its bottled-water products, Premium Times Nigeria reported. The request followed an inspection of the company’s operations. During the inspection, officials found plastic bottles that had been set aside for disposal because they were considered unsuitable for use.
The supplied material does not state why the bottles were judged unsuitable, how many were affected or whether any products had reached consumers. It also does not give details of the agency’s other findings, identify a deadline for improvements or say whether CWAY was issued with a penalty. The report records the agency’s call for better handling of the products and the discovery of the bottles awaiting disposal.
No response from CWAY is included in the available material.
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