The Kano State Consumer Protection Council, KCPC, in collaboration with the management of Singer Market, has arrested some traders over alleged makes an attempt to change the expiry dates of expired milk merchandise.
The council additionally ordered the closure of retailers linked to the alleged offence.
The arrest was disclosed in an announcement issued by the Director of Public Enlightenment of the KCPC, Jamilu Mustapha Yakasai.
According to the assertion, the council obtained details about the alleged apply from the Deputy Chairman of the Singer Market Traders Association, Aminu Umar Dogara, who alerted the authorities to makes an attempt by some traders to vary the expiry dates on the milk merchandise.
Following the report, KCPC officers visited the market to analyze the allegation, resulting in the arrest of the suspects and the closure of the affected retailers.
The Chairman of the council, Dr Ibrahim Garba Muhammad, warned traders in opposition to promoting expired merchandise or tampering with product info to deceive shoppers.
He burdened that the council would prosecute anybody discovered responsible of such offences, warning traders to desist from practices able to endangering public well being and violating shoppers’ rights.
