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NAFDAC, SON commend La Casera over quality standards


La Casera Company Plc based in Lagos has been commended for maintaining high quality standard in the production of beverages and of being in full compliance with National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN and Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, regulations regarding food and beverage manufacturing processes.

The regulators issued the commendation at a facility tour of La Casera Company in Lagos.
In his speech, the Managing Director, La Casera Company, Mr. Roland Ebelt, expressed the company’s delight at the plant visit and noted that the visit would afford the company the opportunity to showcase its upgraded world class production lines.

Ebelt said he was pleased that NAFDAC, MAN and SON executives visited the plant to witness the high premium it placed on innovation and producing high quality products.

Director-General of the NAFDAC, Mrs. Yetunde Oni, represented by her Special Assistant, Mr William Effiok, expressed delight at the level of compliance and strict adherence to modern food and beverage production guidelines.

Oni said “what we have witnessed today reaffirm La Casera’s commitment to producing a premium Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) with a product quality which satisfy all quality and safety requirement required for any beverage. Food handling and contact which happens to be a major entry point for contaminants in food processing and production, has also been grossly eliminated in La Casera’ production process, thereby making it safe, nutritious, and fit for human consumption.”

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