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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday in Ibadan alerted Nigerians of a fake brand of sugar in circulation.

Omosola Osinbanjo, the Zonal Coordinator for Oyo State, said the discovery of the fake sugar followed the intensive surveillance exercise carried out across the state by officials of the agency.

Mrs. Osinbanjo said the initiatives of NAFDAC led to the discovery of the fake product at a market in Agbeni area of the metropolis.

She said the agency’s officials had stormed the area following reports of the production of fake St. Louis sugar brand being passed on to unsuspecting members of the public as fortified sugar.

Also speaking, Benjamin Haruna, the state’s head of the agency and leader of the team which conducted the operation, explained that the exercise was routine.

“We had a tip off that some people were bringing in sugar that was not fortified and did not carry the logo for certification.

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Na wa o! which way naija?

[size=18pt]N A I J A, cnt we just care about ourselves for once? [/size]

Another man work, another man Chop, 9ja i hail thee.Why can't dis pple channel their man power to a legalise biz, Geez

Direct intake of sugar is bad anyway

Is there any other brand of sugar available in the market? Whoever owns this st louis must be making a killing, this brand of sugar seem to have had a semi monopoly ever since i can remember, they havent even bothered to change the packing over a period of close to 30years (i stand corrected) I cant recall how many times i've had to chase out those smelly tiny nimble ants from those blue packs that are always inadequate in doing the one thing they ought to do best; keeping ants out. I hope this forgery wakes whoever are the owners up, some innovation is overdue.

I suspect foul play; this could be a marketing gimmick of competitors, Cos honestly its like the brand has monopolized d mkt for ages.

wesley80:

Is there any other brand of sugar available in the market? Whoever owns this st louis must be making a killing, this brand of sugar seem to have had a semi monopoly ever since i can remember, they havent even bothered to change the packing over a period of close to 30years (i stand corrected) I cant recall how many times i've had to chase out those smelly tiny nimble ants from those blue packs that are always inadequate in doing the one thing they ought to do best; keeping ants out. I hope this forgery wakes whoever are the owners up, some innovation is overdue.

st louis is a french company.

who is the owner of this st Louis self? Ever since i become a Nigerian, it has always been st louis with same carton design and packaging, no iota of change.

Is it Aba made or made in china ?

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This na serious matter o!Sugar!Naija!

What really is fake sugar? Does it have a sweet taste? Is it made from sugar cane ? Is it brown or bleached white? what is meant by fortification? What is the packaging like? Is it really fake or simply unregistered?Is it a polysaccharide or monosaccharide ? What is the basic molecule? Is it sucrose , lactose, fructose or mannose? What are the dangers of consuming it ?

why cant they just make their brand to compete with st louis , maybe 'chigozie sugar' or 'ade sugar' or something, abi?

ijigbamigb:

why cant they just make their brand to compete with st louis , maybe 'chigozie sugar' or 'ade sugar' or something, abi?

i would prefer st. Moritz sugar instead of chigozie or Ade sugar.

I thought it would have been wise if they had actually either post both packs; the fake and the real or tell the general public at least what to look out in differentiating the fake from the real.

NAFDAC u na deserve koboko this time around.

I thought as much!
The last on I bought ( currently in my refrigerator) is so stale and no matter how many cubes I put in my tea or garri it has no sweetening effect at all.
Been wondering if it was fake and this just confirms it.

O ga o!

xtremeidea:

[size=18pt]N A I J A, cnt we just care about ourselves for once? [/size]

ijigbamigb:

why cant they just make their brand to compete with st louis , maybe 'chigozie sugar' or 'ade sugar' or something, abi?

lol!

For d DIFFERENCES btw d two, its very simple but u must watch out too. D original pack has d 'Vitamin A' eye logo on it while d fake one doesn't av it. Besides this difference, both ar d same outside, dnt knw of d content.

rman:

I thought as much!
The last on I bought ( currently in my refrigerator) is so stale and no matter how many cubes I put in my tea or garri it has no sweetening effect at all.
Been wondering if it was fake and this just confirms it.

O ga o!

My dear, jst check if it has d Vitamin A Eye Logo written on d pack, if not, i fear u've got d fake one o

Thanks

chindi:

My dear, jst check if it has d Vitamin A Eye Logo written on d pack, if not, i fear u've got d fake one o

Come to think of it there a sugar company produce golden brown nature sugar from cane.

chindi:

My dear, jst check if it has d Vitamin A Eye Logo written on d pack, if not, i fear u've got d fake one o

So . .are you saying the fakers cant add the "Vitamin A Eye Logo" to the pack . . easily?


If they can make the sugar and the pack, i'm willing to bet they can write anything in it

My point is - once they realise they left something out, they will fix their mistake and give you what you want - "Vitamin A Eye Logo"

I wonder y ppl wil decide to make money in detriment to other ppls life

Na only sugar? Wot about many fakes drugs in circulations Na today

I thought Dangote was the only seller of Sugar in Nigeria!! Don't Nigerians perennially complain that only one man is allowed to import sugar into the country? Where did St. Louis sugar come from? A product that has been imported into Nigeria for decades.

If st. Louis isn't a monopoly, how come it has refused to improve its product, packaging and value all these years? It wouldn't remain the same over decades if it had competitors. So accusers of Dangote sugar as a monopoly have been proved to be bitter liars.

I am not against people trying to obtain by trick but when it comes to the one that can take other people's live that is murderer and anybody caught in the act should be hang , giving people fake sugar or other fake products like fake pills that can kill their organs is totally wrong and bad!!!

chindi:

My dear, jst check if it has d Vitamin A Eye Logo written on d pack, if not, i fear u've got d fake one o

Mine has no vitamin A eye logo, ny suspicion is confirmed. Thanks.

Just as it was rightly said in one of the post, St Loius sugar has had the monopoly over the years.the people in charge of its importation must be in dre billions now. Think of it, there is no other brand that we know of. Except 'Tate' that I saw in the northern area of Nigeria in lil qty. Now if there is the chance to produce a new brand of cube sugar, why dont u come out with ur  wn name and compete with what is on ground. Nigerians, we just don't act right.n

Do they mean fake as in dangerous or fake as in imitation?

Should one assume they mean dangerous ?

do we still have nafdac? i thought they ceased to exist after dora akunyili left. what has the replacement fellow been doing anyway?

Even sugar? Choi na wah 4 nija oo