Alert: Fake ice cream in circulation

INVESTIGATIONS by nutrition experts have revealed that some unscrupulous persons have engaged themselves in the business of making fake ice creams and even pass those ice creams to the unsuspecting public as UAC Supreme Ice Cream. These fake ice creams, when tested in the Laboratory and thoroughly analysed under the microscopes was found to contain unacceptable high levels of microbes. These microbes hamper the health, they lead to diarrhoea and may cause typhoid fever.

Investigations revealed that the office address of these fake producers is Londa Food International Ltd, beside Texaco petrol station, off Lagos - Ibadan Expressway, Isheri Down, Ogun state with telephone numbers 00234-1-8195225, 8739258.

•The office is an isolated warehouse space with no signage showing proper location.

•It is a secluded place with one gateman, a Nigerian lady interpreter working with Chinese men who could not communicate in English.

•They claimed their colleague that understands English went out for supplies.

•On the way out, there was a refrigerated van driving into the premises, apparently returning from sales.

•They offer many varieties to consumers, ranging from ice cream in both bars and bowls.

•On inquiry on why the other variants shown in their poster was not available , they claimed they are processing NAFDAC registration and as soon as they get approval, all variants will be available.

*The products were first noticed in Osata supermarket sometime in April, 2008 on inquiry, they claim the ice cream is produced in the warehouse located off Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. But this is doubtful.

•There is a promotion "buy one carton get one carton free", which may be the strategy to run off the products that will expire between October/November, 2008.

Nigerians are therefore warned to be on the alert to avoid buying these fake ice cream which will only injure their health.