By CHARLES IWUOHA

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has awarded Mandatory Conformity Assessment Program (MANCAP) certificates to both new and returning products of seven Enugu-based companies for outstanding quality.

The MANCAP certificate issuance is contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer, SON, South-East Regional Operations Directorate, Mr Paul Iorkyaa, in Enugu on Tuesday.

Iorkyaa said that the award certificates/logos presentation, which was given to the companies’ representatives at various hours on Friday, Aug. 26, was held at SON office in Enugu.

“The certification is part of the Director-General of SON, Mallam Farouk Salim’s strategic design to ensure that at the end of the fourth quarter of the annum (year), 99 per cent of Nigerian products are certified to fit global competitiveness.

“The MANCAP certification will ensure improved standardisation and quality assurance that will facilitate trade for the brands and the companies within and outside the country.

“SON’s MANCAP certification is coming just in the nick of time as a beacon of light of hope of quality assurance to thousands of manufacturers and millions of consumers in the nation as well,” he said.

According to Iorkyaa, the State Coordinator of SON, Engr. Francis Onyeji, in an address, reiterated SON’s commitment to providing Standards and Quality Assurance for all products, services and processes in Nigeria.

The SON spokesman said: “SON is moving in line with international best practices and to ensure continual improvement of all products, services and processes in the country.

“The certificate belongs to SON and can be withdrawn at any time should the companies fail to continually meet the requirements of the Standards and keeping to international best practices.”

Iorkyaa said that the awardees, while receiving the awards, promised to always conform to the requirements of the standards and strive for continual improvement of their products.

The companies and their brands are: Chomps Nigeria Ltd (De Chomps Custard and De Chomps Icing Sugar); Chucks Michael Ltd (Early Joy Chin Chin) and Chisam Special Bread and Bakery Ltd (Chisam Butter Full, Chisam Butter Diet & Chisam USA).

Others included: Kanih Ltd (Deli bottle water); Celebrities Restaurants Ltd (Celebrities Bread and Celebrities Special Sliced Bread); Intercolor Paints Ltd (Interputty Gold and Sacreed Emulsion Paint) and Samez Paints Ltd (Samez High Quality Satin, Samez High Quality Textured Paint, Samez Emulsion and Samez High quality Gloss).

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