Grassia Diva

Christ in me

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

Ministry of Defence: N3,762,721,808,585 set aside for projects across all zones, locations of projects worth N3,280,130,880,602 not mentioned; Ministry of Special Duties: N10,770,986,503 budgeted for projects across all zones, locations of projects worth N4,672,818,582 not identified.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Yesterday in Abuja, I and my dear brother, Gov Alex Otti @alexottiofr , met the wonder girl of gymnastics, who is making Nigeria proud on the global stage. I recall in August 2022 when she won a Gold Medal at the African Junior Gymnastics Championship in South Africa at the

[Tola Olaosebikan @tola2tees]

ON ERISCO FOODS TOMATOES PASTE AND TOMATOES MIX

PART 1.

Upon the breaking news of Chioma's @EriscoOfficial Ganiko Tomatoes Mix sàga sometimes last year, and as a food & Beverage specialist, product/packaging developer, a certified QC person of over 33 years in the industry, I picked up interest in the matter.
I searched my home thoroughly if I could lay my hands on a sample. From cartons for bulk culinary items in the kitchen's Store room to kitchen cabinets, none and kitchen refrigerator, none. The day after, I decided to drop by at a popular grocery store with multiple outlets (name withheld) to pick up a number of the product as samples for personal observation.

My findings comfirmed Chioma's fear.

Although at some point in 2023, @NAFDACAGENCY spoke out "lazily" in defense of Erisco to affirm that sugar is a permitted food preservative and may (optional) be used in tomatoes paste production both to mask the bitter taste (perceived) of concentrated raw tomatoes paste and as a preservative.
However, NAFDAC failed to specify the sugar content (w/w%) which they themselves do not have it in their SOP except as recipé handed to them by the manufacturers in most cases.

My findings are:
1. Yes, it may (sugar) be used as a preservative, did Erisco Food keep to Codex Alimentarius Standards, which is the ultimate authority in Food and processed food matters? This is no proximate analysis information to that on the product label.

2. On the ingredient section of the label, there are no disclosure of sugar both for Ric-Giko and Nagiko Tomato Mix. It still have some tins and sachets of production batches of 2023 untouched. This is completely wrong and it is a violation of labeling regulation on food products.
@EriscoOfficial, @NafdacAgency, and @SONNigeria are to blame for this professional error and regulatory lapses. In comparison, Sonia Tomatoes Paste (a competitor's brand) not only made a disclosure of sugar on their ingredients list section on the label but also placed an Allergen Caution warning for Soy in case you are allergic to soy product. Other brands such as Gino and Tasty Tom has sugar on their ingredients list.

3. Nagiko and Ric-Giko made a claim of "100% Natural" on their label with photo of tomato fruits. This simply give impression of these products being derived from 100% fresh farm natural tomatoes fruits only. Whereas, on the same label section of these 2 brands, 28-30% minimum tomato concentrate was written meaning about 70-72% are other food additives other than tomatoes fruits. If NAFDAC confirm that sugar (though not on product label) and it is safe, one can now conclude that the remaining 70-72% is water, salt and sugar. The product being a paste which means less water, one could then guess what percentage will be sugar and salt. Was this the reason why sugar is missing on the ingredients list?

4. Water, Salt and sugar (disclosed) can not be constituents of the remaining 70-72% (w/w), that is not Tomatoes content. As a food specialist, I know this and @NafdacAgency, @nafdacnigeria & @DGatNAFDAC
should know better. Why did @EriscoOfficial failed to fully disclose all ingredients in its its Tomatoes Paste/Mix?
Aside other than: 1.Conentrate Tomatoes (28-30% Min).
2.Treated Water and
3. Salt only.

Are there no food coloring, food thickener, acid regulator(s) or emulsiier..?
Again this is a violation of food labeling rule.
Other brands such as Sonia, Gino & Tasty Tom put out full ingredient list on their products. Was this deliberate and intentional to enable Erisco Tomatoes to be labeled "100% NATURAL"?

To Gino, Tasty Tom, Sonia and other tomatoes paste/mix manufacturers, I challenge you to toll the path of Erisco Foods by indication percentage of tomatoes concentrates in your products.

[Grassia Diva @grassia_diva]

Equally to dollar among others but only one promise he keep is reducing the Pochesing power of the youths and bringing down the economy to zero and that's what he has done

[Grassia Diva @grassia_diva]

Tinubu with policy unmet as a president tinubu has give 10 policy no one has been half achieved 1 is students loan 2 school feeding 3 corruption this one is now hunting tinubu every day and it has finished his legislative ministers and cabinet 3 smes 4 making naira

[Vanguard Newspapers @vanguardngrnews]

Suspension of Ningi hasn’t addressed vital issues in allegation — Peter Obi tells Senate

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, said the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi by the Senate has not addressed vital issues in the allegation of the lawmaker.

Obi stated this in a statement via his X handle on Wednesday.

Read more>>>>https://t.co/O2WpDQyF5A

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

Na wa ooo One man get 18 bill for constituency project. Na only him constituency waka come?

[Peter Obi Ambassador_007 @JesusOverNaija]

@PIDOMNIGERIA BREAKING!

Based on this,all importers of tomato paste should come together&deal with the Chairman&the entire board of @EriscoFoods for this defamation.

For this,no member of @EriscoFoodsLtd management should escape jail term.

What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

[Royal Spotlight @Royal_Spotlight]

@PIDOMNIGERIA I'd rather ďïę than drop the case against Chioma - Erisco foods chairman
https://t.co/DN3rjDUOSU

[Tola Olaosebikan @tola2tees]

ON ERISCO FOODS TOMATOES PASTE AND TOMATOES MIX

PART 1.

Upon the breaking news of Chioma's @EriscoOfficial Ganiko Tomatoes Mix sàga sometimes last year, and as a food & Beverage specialist, product/packaging developer, a certified QC person of over 33 years in the industry, I picked up interest in the matter.
I searched my home thoroughly if I could lay my hands on a sample. From cartons for bulk culinary items in the kitchen's Store room to kitchen cabinets, none and kitchen refrigerator, none. The day after, I decided to drop by at a popular grocery store with multiple outlets (name withheld) to pick up a number of the product as samples for personal observation.

My findings comfirmed Chioma's fear.

Although at some point in 2023, @NAFDACAGENCY spoke out "lazily" in defense of Erisco to affirm that sugar is a permitted food preservative and may (optional) be used in tomatoes paste production both to mask the bitter taste (perceived) of concentrated raw tomatoes paste and as a preservative.
However, NAFDAC failed to specify the sugar content (w/w%) which they themselves do not have it in their SOP except as recipé handed to them by the manufacturers in most cases.

My findings are:
1. Yes, it may (sugar) be used as a preservative, did Erisco Food keep to Codex Alimentarius Standards, which is the ultimate authority in Food and processed food matters? This is no proximate analysis information to that on the product label.

2. On the ingredient section of the label, there are no disclosure of sugar both for Ric-Giko and Nagiko Tomato Mix. It still have some tins and sachets of production batches of 2023 untouched. This is completely wrong and it is a violation of labeling regulation on food products.
@EriscoOfficial, @NafdacAgency, and @SONNigeria are to blame for this professional error and regulatory lapses. In comparison, Sonia Tomatoes Paste (a competitor's brand) not only made a disclosure of sugar on their ingredients list section on the label but also placed an Allergen Caution warning for Soy in case you are allergic to soy product. Other brands such as Gino and Tasty Tom has sugar on their ingredients list.

3. Nagiko and Ric-Giko made a claim of "100% Natural" on their label with photo of tomato fruits. This simply give impression of these products being derived from 100% fresh farm natural tomatoes fruits only. Whereas, on the same label section of these 2 brands, 28-30% minimum tomato concentrate was written meaning about 70-72% are other food additives other than tomatoes fruits. If NAFDAC confirm that sugar (though not on product label) and it is safe, one can now conclude that the remaining 70-72% is water, salt and sugar. The product being a paste which means less water, one could then guess what percentage will be sugar and salt. Was this the reason why sugar is missing on the ingredients list?

4. Water, Salt and sugar (disclosed) can not be constituents of the remaining 70-72% (w/w), that is not Tomatoes content. As a food specialist, I know this and @NafdacAgency, @nafdacnigeria & @DGatNAFDAC
should know better. Why did @EriscoOfficial failed to fully disclose full ingredient list of its Tomatoes Paste/Mix?
Aside other than: 1.Conentrate Tomatoes (28-30% Min).
2.Treated Water and
3. Salt only.

Are there no food coloring, food thickener, acid regulator(s) or emulsiier..?
Again this is a violation of food labeling rule.
Other brands such as Sonia, Gino & Tasty Tom put out full ingredient list on their products. Was this deliberate and intentional to enable Erisco Tomatoes to be labeled "100% NATURAL"?

[Grassia Diva @grassia_diva]

@omobabaijebu101 Please we would like to see video

[Grassia Diva @grassia_diva]

@omobabaijebu101 @PastorMarvy Is this not federal government road leading from port to aba down to enugu

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

The fuss over the alleged N3 trillion padded into the 2024 budget raised by a Senator still rages as the Senate's reaction of suspending the whistle-blower has not addressed vital issues emanating from the allegation.

[Grassia Diva @grassia_diva]

@ruffydfire Has niger Republic agreed to this and has niger Republic lifting the air ban on Nigeria through their air space

[Grassia Diva @grassia_diva]

@iam_ayooyewumi But what is he defending for since he as a senator got 500m it means that ninigi is correct on additional 3billion to the bodget this guy is really a criminal so tinubu didn't even see it

[Grassia Diva @grassia_diva]

@GoziconC The most two useless people to have preside over the affairs of this great country Nigeria two of them is a wast to our nation

[Grassia Diva @grassia_diva]

@OnikoyiBankole @ONsogbu Bravo the retailer is paying for shop as well as the wholesale so profit of 2 yo 3k is not much

[Grassia Diva @grassia_diva]

@ONsogbu Oga a liter of diesel is 1500 to 1600 and the distributor will add cost on each bag and give them to sell that why they are selling at 50 box per sachets

[Grassia Diva @grassia_diva]

@OselokaHObaze Erisco ceo don't have a good special advice in their mind chioma will be jailed but God lives Erisco food will go down the drain

[Grassia Diva @grassia_diva]

@LagosLabour Thank to labour party lagos state chapter and Thanks to the chairman God bless you and our labour party good steps