The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has impounded six container loads of substandard Liquefied Petroleum Gas products in Lagos.
The Director, Inspectorate and Compliance Directorate of SON, Bede Obayi, an engineer, said this while addressing newsmen on the activities of the organisation on Thursday.
Obayi, who said the seized cooking gas cylinders were imported by Amaze Company from China, added that the interception of the consignment was achieved by SON with the collaboration of the men of the Nigeria Customs Service.
While conducting newsmen round the impounded consignment at the SON warehouse in Ogba, he said the gas cylinders were in 12.5kg and 6kg sizes.
Obayi alleged that preliminary observation had shown that the company had unlawfully used SON logo on the brands without the agency’s approval.
“The importer falsified documents and cheated to bring in the products without due process,” he said
He said SON would take a stringent action against the company to serve as a deterrent to unscrupulous importers.
According to Obayi, SON has been sensitising Nigerians to substandard products generally and LPGs particularly on account of the critical nature, and the implication of substandard products on the economy.
“Safety is critical in cylinder manufacture and handling. These are products that starting from the cylinders to valves, burners, clips, regulators and hoses are critical in the chain. If any of these components is not properly processed, you will have a problem. Cracks in the pipes could mean leakages; if the regulator is not the right one, and it doesn’t regulate the gas, it will continue to flow and it could become a big problem,” he said, adding that it called for more caution on the side of all manufacturers and importers.
He reassured Nigerians of the readiness of the agency to continue to safeguard lives and property.
Obayi also disclosed that the confiscated LPG products were picked from the Tin Can Ports adding further testing, investigation and due diligence would be done to ensure that consumers got value for their money. (Punch)
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