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SON introduces reference code to curb fake products’ influx

January 11, 2016 by admin News 0 comments

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, has announced that it has taken additional measures to curb the influx of substandard goods­ into the country by introducing a reference code on products in 2016.

Director General, SON, Joseph Odumodu, explained that henceforth, every SONCAP certifi cate issued on products must have reference code to ease traceability of substandard products in the country.

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