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Macleans Supports SON Quality Walk
- By Business World
- Published November 9th, 2009
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Macleans, a premium brand from the stable of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc (GSK) has supported the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON)’s quality walk to mark the 2009 quality week in Lagos recently. This is to restate its drive to ensure that manufacturers adhere to stipulated standard of products in Nigeria .
The walk which was flagged off by the Commissioner for commerce and industry Lagos State, Price Ademola Oyemade, had senior staff of SON, Engr Okoro, representatives from various corporate organisations, Nigerian Police, FRSC, Nigerian Customs and various states ministries of health in attendance.
Speaking at the flag off, Commissioner for commerce and industry Lagos State, Prince Ademola Oyemade stated that, “Lagos, known for various activities that promote excellence, has identified with the standard Organisation of Nigerian (SON) for various activities the organisation has been taking up since inception to check the menace of substandard and fake products which pose danger to existence and growth of good quality products in Nigerian.” Prince oyemade added that, it is important for us all to continually remind ourselves on the need to check, reject and expose products or any organisation that do not comply with the set standard by the regulatory agency on production of goods in Nigeria. “I must congratulate organisations or brands here today to support this laudable initiative by SON, it shows your quest for quality and product confidence,” he said. In his own remarks, Corporate Affairs Manager of SON, Mr. Bola Fashina noted that, “the essence of the week tagged Eko 2009 was to create the needed awareness for consumers who are expecting government intervention in controlling the scourge of fake and substandard products in Nigerian market. It is a week to celebrate selected firms whose products has passed the quality standard.”
The brand manager of Macleans, Mrs Toyin Yusuf disclosed that, “as a company with the vision to support activities that promote human life and general wellbeing of people, we have deemed it fit to support the 2009 quality week which was kicked off with the quality walk.” She further stated that Macleans is supporting SON because the agency stands for quality which is our major focus at GSK. Our products’ quality takes the first position in all we do,” she revealed.
All Macleans variant, Freshmint, Complete Care and Herbal has passed the set quality standard by SON, the brand is solely committed to promoting, protecting and educating Nigerians on the need to take good care of their oral cavity by supporting activites on the program. “Macleans has been collaborating with the Lagos State Ministry of Health to advance oral hygiene in schools and the society at large,” she added.
GSK, maker of Macleans Variants of toothpastes is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and Healthcare companies with a Mission to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.
The walk which was flagged off by the Commissioner for commerce and industry Lagos State, Price Ademola Oyemade, had senior staff of SON, Engr Okoro, representatives from various corporate organisations, Nigerian Police, FRSC, Nigerian Customs and various states ministries of health in attendance.
Speaking at the flag off, Commissioner for commerce and industry Lagos State, Prince Ademola Oyemade stated that, “Lagos, known for various activities that promote excellence, has identified with the standard Organisation of Nigerian (SON) for various activities the organisation has been taking up since inception to check the menace of substandard and fake products which pose danger to existence and growth of good quality products in Nigerian.” Prince oyemade added that, it is important for us all to continually remind ourselves on the need to check, reject and expose products or any organisation that do not comply with the set standard by the regulatory agency on production of goods in Nigeria. “I must congratulate organisations or brands here today to support this laudable initiative by SON, it shows your quest for quality and product confidence,” he said. In his own remarks, Corporate Affairs Manager of SON, Mr. Bola Fashina noted that, “the essence of the week tagged Eko 2009 was to create the needed awareness for consumers who are expecting government intervention in controlling the scourge of fake and substandard products in Nigerian market. It is a week to celebrate selected firms whose products has passed the quality standard.”
The brand manager of Macleans, Mrs Toyin Yusuf disclosed that, “as a company with the vision to support activities that promote human life and general wellbeing of people, we have deemed it fit to support the 2009 quality week which was kicked off with the quality walk.” She further stated that Macleans is supporting SON because the agency stands for quality which is our major focus at GSK. Our products’ quality takes the first position in all we do,” she revealed.
All Macleans variant, Freshmint, Complete Care and Herbal has passed the set quality standard by SON, the brand is solely committed to promoting, protecting and educating Nigerians on the need to take good care of their oral cavity by supporting activites on the program. “Macleans has been collaborating with the Lagos State Ministry of Health to advance oral hygiene in schools and the society at large,” she added.
GSK, maker of Macleans Variants of toothpastes is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and Healthcare companies with a Mission to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.
