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[]

^ Kathuri, Benson (17 May 2005). "Kenya: Traders Lose Sh300m to Ban On Sachet Packaging". Retrieved 19 December 2017 – via AllAfrica.
^ "Malawi urged to ban cheap super-strong liquor destroying young lives". 30 March 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
^ Tourism, Business in Cameroon, Economie, Banking, Energy, Comms, Media, Law, Insurance, Public management. "Cameroon: No more production and marketing of whiskies in sachets from September 2016 - Business in Cameroon". Retrieved 19 December 2017.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2017-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[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". 30 March 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.

[3] Tourism, Business in Cameroon, Economie, Banking, Energy, Comms, Media, Law, Insurance, Public management. "Cameroon: No more production and marketing of whiskies in sachets from September 2016 - Business in Cameroon". Retrieved 19 December 2017.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2017-12-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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