Alcohol sachet

An alcohol sachet is a small sealed soft plastic pouch containing an alcoholic beverage. They are popular in Africa as a format for inexpensive liquor, and have been banned in several African nations due to concerns of public health and civil order.

Prohibitions

Alcohol sachets were banned:

  • 2004 in Kenya[1]
  • 2015 in Malawi[2]
  • 2016 in Cameroon[3]
  • 2017 in Tanzania[4]

References
  1. Kathuri, Benson (17 May 2005). "Kenya: Traders Lose Sh300m to Ban On Sachet Packaging". Retrieved 19 December 2017 – via AllAfrica.
  2. "Malawi urged to ban cheap super-strong liquor destroying young lives". Reuters. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. Mbodiam, Brice. "Cameroon: No more production and marketing of whiskies in sachets from September 2016 - Business in Cameroon". Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. "Africanews | Tanzania bans alcohol in sachets to protect the youth and environment". Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
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