L-R:
Mr. Fadi El Chami, Export Area Manager, Africa/Middle East of Valio
Limited, Finland, His Excellency, Dr. Jyrki Pulkkinen, Ambassador of the
Finland to Nigeria; Dr. Isaac Amos, Managing Director/Chief Executive
of Thompson & Grace Pharmaceuticals Limited, Exclusive
Representatives of Valio Limited in Nigeria; Mr. Paavo Salminen, Senior
Vice President of Valio Limited, and Mrs. Uduak Isaac Amos, at the
unveiling of lactose-free Valio Powdered Milk at the Finland Embassy,
Abuja last week.
Testing
the Lactose-free Valio Milk in Lagos: Honorary Consul of Finland in
Lagos, Nigeria, Dr Kinsley A. Akinroye; Mr. Paavo Salminen, Senior Vice
President of Valio Limited, Finland; Ms. Suvi Laakso, Second Secretary,
Embassy of Finland, Abuja, Nigeria; Dr. Isaac Amos, Managing
Director/Chief Executive of Thompson & Grace Pharmaceuticals
Limited, Exclusive Representatives of Valio Limited in Nigeria; Mrs.
Uduak Amos, and Mr. Olu Raheem, Honourable Trade Commissioner of Finland
to West Africa, testing the lactose-free Valio Powdered Milk produced
in Finland which was unveiled last week at Lagos Intercontinental Hotel,
Victoria Island.
Dr.
Isaac Amos, making a presentation on lactose-free Valio Powdered Milk
at Lagos Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island. T&G
Pharmaceuticals launches Lactose-Free VALIO Powdered Milk into Nig
Market A leading pharmaceutical company, Thompson & Grace
Pharmaceuticals Limited (T&G Pharma), Lagos, has introduced the
health-giving lactose-free Valio Powdered milk into the Nigerian market.
Unveiling the four variants of the milk product at separate events in
Abuja and Lagos respectively last week, Managing Director/Chief
Executive Officer of T&G Pharma, Dr. Isaac Amos declared that Valio
milk produced in Finland by Valio Limited, and other dairy products from
the company are easy to digest and they contain low carbohydrates and
high protein content. According to him, “the milk has the natural
taste, colour and aroma of milk without sweetness, which can give the
consumer the pleasant healthy experience”, adding that it has no
preservatives. "The milk is suitable for drinking, cooking and baking.
It is good for our health,” he said. Dr. Amos disclosed that Valio Milk
comes into the Nigerian market in four variants of “Valio lactose-free
whole milk; Valio lactose-free semi-skimmed milk; Valio lactose-free
skimmed milk; and Valio skimmed milk.” He explained that Valio Milk is a
product for the entire family – from age one and above.” He noted that
it is good for pregnant women as it will help them to breast feed and
live a healthy live after delivery. According to Medical research,
lactose is a natural carbohydrate in milk which is also called
milk-sugar. Lactose intolerance is a condition in which unabsorbed
lactose causes digestive problems, such as diarrhoea, flatulence and
bloating, with approximately 65 percent of the human population having a
reduced ability to digest lactose after infancy. The research report
further explained that lactose intolerance in adulthood is most
prevalent in people of East Asian descent, affecting more than 90
percent of adults in some of these communities, and is also very common
in people of West African, Arab, Jewish, Greek, and Italian descent. Dr.
Amos said that there isn’t a cure for lactose intolerance and no known
way to make the body produce more lactase. “But it can be managed by
limiting consumption of dairy products, eating lactose-reduced food such
as Valio milk,” he advised. Valio powdered milk is exclusively
marketed and promoted in Nigeria by Thompson & Grace Pharmaceuticals
Limited, Lagos. Speaking at the unveiling of the product at the Embassy
of Finland in Abuja, Senior Vice President of Valio Company in Finland,
Mr Paavo Salminen, said that most lactose-intolerant consumers do not
use milk at all, substituting it with water, but with Valio lactose-free
milk, such consumers can now finally come back to dairy. "Nigeria is a
great country with excellent people. We are introducing this
lactose-free milk in the country as a means to improve the health of the
people as well as the economy of the nation", Salminen said. He
explained that Valio lactose-free milk is made from fresh
premium-quality Finnish milk that is collected from Valio's milk farmers
in Finland. Finlad Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Dr. Jyrki
Pulkkinen, said his country is known for good and healthy foods, adding
that introduction of Valio Milk from his country will further improve
the relationship between the two countries. H.E. Pulkkinen said
lactose-free milk was a success story in his country, expressing
optimism that the milk would record success in Nigeria. At the
unveiling of the product at the Lagos Intercontinental Hotels, Dr.
Kingsley Akinroye, Executive Director of Nigeria Heart Foundation and
Honourary Consul of Finland to Nigeria, encouraged Nigerians to consume
Valio Milk as good nutrition can help to conquer any heart-related
diseases, noting that Finnish people have a life expectancy of 70 years
due to good nutrition.
