Jamaica’s premier rum manufacturer J Wray & Nephew (JWN) is heaping praises on the local police force for clamping down on another illegal production site for alcoholic beverages recently.

During the clampdown, the police seized several bottles of illicit JWN White Overproof Rum that infringed on the company’s copyrights.  

Responding to the news, JWN said: “We note the quantity of products seized by the Jamaica Constabulary Force‘s operations do not impact on the sale of our brands. However, we are concerned that this breaches the Health & Safety regulations that are in place to protect consumers, consumption of products that are not guided by the applicable safety regulations could negatively affect the consumer’s health.”

ADVISORY TO CUSTOMERS

JWN has emphasised that its products are created with strict adherence to health and quality guidelines, while encouraging consumers to buy from reputable sources and to be discerning.

JWN issued an advisory to its customers to detect illicit JWN White Overproof Rum.

“For our White Overproof Rum, look out for the red safety tamper-evident seal which, when broken, makes a ‘crick’ sound and breaks into several pieces. For our other brands, listen for the ‘crick sound which results from the breaking of our tamper-evident safety seals,” the company said.