NAFDAC Wine Regulations
Regulation · Trade
Regulations set quality, safety, compositional, and labelling standards for wine products manufactured, imported, or sold in Nigeria. They target wine producers, importers, sellers, and NAFDAC for enforcement. This ensures consumers receive safe and authentic wines.
NAFDAC Wine Regulations
What Is This Policy?
Regulations setting quality, safety, compositional, and labelling standards for wine products manufactured, imported, or sold in Nigeria.
Who Does It Target?
Wine manufacturers operating production facilities in Nigeria and importers of foreign wine products; distributors, retailers, and hospitality establishments selling wine; NAFDAC's food and beverages regulatory teams; the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON); Nigerian consumers of wine products
NAFDAC teams Industry stakeholders
What Does It Aim to Achieve?
Ensure wines available to Nigerian consumers meet defined quality and safety standards.
Key Features
Compositional Standards: Alcohol content ranges, permitted ingredients, and prohibited adulterants Quality Testing: Laboratory analysis for authenticity, contaminants, and compliance Labelling: Alcohol percentage, origin, vintage (if claimed), and health warnings Registration: All wine products must be registered with NAFDAC
Current Status
Rollout Stage: Active Coverage: All applicable entities Lead Agency: NAFDAC
How to Access
Regulated entities must comply. Register wine products with NAFDAC Comply with compositional and labelling standards Submit to quality testing
Official Resources
Website: nafdac.gov.ng Contact: NAFDAC, Abuja
Legal Framework
Issued under the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control Act 1993 (as amended), which empowers NAFDAC to make regulations, issue guidelines, and enforce standards. Operates alongside the Food and Drugs Act Cap F32 LFN 2004, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria Act 2015, and the Codex Alimentarius Commission standards adopted by Nigeria. Draws on the Codex Alimentarius General Standard for Fruit Juices (CODEX STAN 247-2005), the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) guidelines, and the SON standards for wine and alcoholic beverages.