*The Standards Organisation of Nigeria discloses its operatives have confiscated several long-expired products, including tea, chocolate drinks, juices, yogurt, biscuits, coffee, margarine, milk, bathing soaps, bath gels, body and face creams, cosmetics, packaged powdered beans, and maize among others in Minna, Niger State capital

Isola Moses | 绿帽献妻

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has said it is聽 worrisome to discover that the Nigerian market is still flooded with expired, uncertified, unregistered and substandard products regularly used by unwary consumers.

绿帽献妻 learnt the standards regulatory agency disclosed it seized products worth over N5 million in shops across Minna, Niger State capital.

Hajiya Hauwa Nuhu Yusuf, State Coordinator of Niger 1, who led the team, was said to have said several of the products seized had expired for over seven years and were being sold by some of the traders.

Regulator uncovers several expired consumer products

Yusuf stated the seized expired products include tea, chocolate drinks, juices, yogurt, biscuits, coffee, margarine, milk, bathing soaps, bath gels, body and face creams, cosmetics, packaged powdered beans, and maize among others.

The Niger State Coordinator of SON reportedly said: “We also went to some sachet water industries and seized their water filters and pipes, which were overgrown with algae.

“We could not allow the manufacturers to continue to use them to filter water for the public to consume.”

Yusuf said the standards enforcement team “also seized some stickers of a reputable product from a manufacturer who intends to use the stickers on his products.

鈥淚t is worrisome that the Nigerian market is still flooded with expired, uncertified, unregistered and substandard products regularly used by undiscerning citizens.”

The State Coordinator noted: “Most of these products that are being seized have expired for as long as seven years, and are still in circulation in the market.

“These products are dangerous to consume and who knows who has been consuming them?”