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Quilox Celebrates 11th Anniversary With ‘No to Counterfeit Drinks’ Campaign, Partners NAFDAC
Ayodeji Ake
In commemoration of its 11th anniversary, one of the most popular clubs in Lagos, Quilox, has kicked off a campaign against counterfeit drinks, saying they dangerous to human health.
Speaking at a Media Parley organised in Lagos recently by the manegement of the club, the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Akinlabi Peller, confirmed that, to intensify the fight against fake drinks, the club has formed a strategic partner with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
He assured that the club meaintain quality and standard products for it customers.
“We want to appreciate NAFDAC for their coperation and for saving lives. Quilox has a lot of measures In terms of what we serve our customers and we are celebrating a decade and one.
“We have been genuine with our dealings. We have a scanner that enable us scan the bar codes to prove to our customers we don’t sell fake drinks. We are always conscious that people who come around here get the best,” he said.
The second COO of the club, Mr. Olushola Farinloye, enoighted the newsmen that as part quality check, the process of drink delivery from the source to the club are properly investigated to ensure that it customers get the best.
“We have a way of taking our process from delivery of drinks. We don’t buy rinks from open market but the brand sellers. We have a team of auditors that warier down serial numbers of the brands as advised by NAFDAC. When we we have any complain we investigate from the source we they have been purchased. And we always put our tags for authenticity,” he said.
As it way to celebrate it an i very on the 20th of Decemeber, the club run a 36 hours nonstop party featuring too artistes.
In his remarks, the Assistant Director NAFDAC , Lagos state, Mr. Olakunle Ojo, said the agency is eating an endless war against counterfeit drinks, urged clubs to cooperate with the NAFDAC.
He said: “This is great achievement because we have put out some measures in solving issues especially drinks. We are ensuring to curb counterfeit drinks. We also urging other clubs to cooperate with NAFDAC to fight counterfeit drinks in Nigeria.
“It’s a good news that Quilox is partnering with NAFDAC. Any unregistered product is fake. Before advertisement of product and distribution, it must be registered. We move around all the clubs to checks the club stores to ensure Thaler products are reystetef . And any club we find unregistered products, we seal them off.”