Edo Consumer Committee seizes expired products in supermarket

The Edo State Consumer Protection Committee has seized huge cache of expired products inside a popular supermarket along Airport Road in Benin City.

Chairman of the Committee, Iyamu Osaro Culture, said the team was at the supermarket to checks on its products when it saw a Cartier Red Wine earlier confiscated at Mission Road and Ford Mart.

Culture stated that it was while conducting further checks that the team found many expired products such as rice, biscuits, creams, Chivita, tomatoes, palm oil, sanitary pads, and Maggi (chicken flavour) etc displayed on the shelves for rebate.

He said some other products such as Planet Apple, Pure Palm Sap, sweet, D'Angelus and Angel were confirmed adulterated products and confiscated.

According to him: "However, other products on the shelves were confirmed safe for consumption.

"We must continue to safeguard the health and rights of consumers in line with the SHINE Agenda of distinguished Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Executive Governor of Edo State."