Chioma Egodi, a Facebook user who rated an Erisco Foods product, has been arrested, according to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC).
Egodi claimed in a Facebook post on September 17, 2023, that she tasted Nagiko Tomato Mix, one of Erisco Foods Limited’s products, and found it overly sweet.
In her message, Egodi included a photo of the opened tomato paste.
According to TheCable, Egodi went to buy a tomato for use in a sauce but did not find her favored options.
So she bought Nagiko, a brand of Erisco tomato paste, claiming that when she opened it and tasted it, it was quite sweet. Egodi later removed the post.
She wrote: “I went to buy Tin tomatoes yesterday that I will use to make stew. I didn’t see Gino and Sonia, so I decided to buy this one. When I opened it, I decided to taste it omo! Sugar is just too much! Haaa biko let me know if you have used this Tin tomato before because this is an ike gwuru situation,” she wrote.
The product’s manufacturer, Erisco Foods Limited, stated that the claim was untrue and unfounded. The company stated that the post was misleading to its customers and meant to discredit the firm’s image.
Erisco also revealed that the post was instigated to cause public disaffection against its products.
“As previously instigated by some elements and syndicates who are uncomfortable with our increasing market dominance as a leading indigenous manufacturer of 100% natural tomato pastes,” the company stated.
The company revealed that it decided to bring the Facebook post to the relevant authorities.
