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Food
Kano, Nov. 8, 2016 (NAN) Malam Abubakar Yusuf, acting Executive Secretary of Kano State Consumer Protection Council says the council receives four cases of fake food items in October.
Yusuf told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Tuesday that the council would continue to increase its monitoring activities in all the markets in the state.
He said the measure became necessary to protect unsuspecting consumers from consuming fake, expired and adulterated food items.
Yusuf said the council apprehended some traders re-bagging and re-packaging grains at Dawanau Market, selling fake and adulterated food items such as baking powder and cooking oil in the same market in Kano.
However, he warned traders to refrain from selling adulterated food items or drugs to members of the public because of its health implications.
According to him, consumers should always pay attention to the quality of products they are purchasing.
“They should even inspect and ask questions on the labelling, packaging and expiring date of an item before buying it, if in doubt,’’ Yusuf said.
He said that the council had conducted regular sensitisation programme to enlighten consumers on what to look out for when buying food items or drugs.
“Consumers are being sensitised in the state regularly on the consciousness of expiry date of all products they intend to purchase,’’ he said.
He warned consumers to desist from consuming expired foods items and drugs being part of the initiatives to enhancing their health status. (NAN)
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Edited by Fela Fashoro/Morayo Omolade