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The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has seized 400 bottles of suspected substandard mayonnaise in Abakpa-Nike community market in Enugu state.

Paul Iorkyaa, SON public relations officer in Enugu, announced this in a statement on Saturday.

Iorkyaa said the raid was carried out by officials of SON on Friday after a complaint about “fake and injurious BAMA mayonnaise” was lodged by an individual to SON markets desk office in Enugu.

“In the Standards Organisation of Nigeria efforts to promote consumer confidence and satisfaction through its quality assurance of product and services, the organisation’s Enugu State office responded to complaints received from a consumer on July 13,” the statement reads.

“After due market surveillance by the desk officers, a market raid led by the Head of Department SON Enugu Market Desk Office, Mrs Maryrose Ugwueche, was successfully carried out.

“The successful raid was carried out alongside the security services of Abakpa-Nike Market Association in collaboration with the market chairperson.

“During the raid, it was discovered that different brands of foreign Mayonnaise with no certification mark, traceability and some of which had expired were relabelled with the fake label of BAMA Mayonnaise.

“These fake, substandard and injurious Mayonnaise cream bottles were evacuated from the market.

“The raid gave room for a brief sensitisation to the need to patronise only products certified by SON under its MANCAP and SONCAP Scheme with display of MANCAP logo of some certified products around.

“The organization is digging deep down to ascertain the manufacturer and supply chains of the substandard mayonnaise cream within the market and other markets in the state.

“SON will not relent until Nigeria markets are rid off of substandard products and all offenders will be punished according to the law.”

In April, SON seized 100 containers of substandard tyres in Ogun state worth N600 million.