FCCPC has raised concerns over some traders, retailers, and farmers who are selling adulterated and contaminated food items to
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has raised concerns over some traders, retailers, and farmers who are selling adulterated and contaminated food items to make quick money. FCCPC Acting Executive Vice-Chairman, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a one-day sensitisation campaign for traders and farmers.
“Today, we address pressing issues in our food industry such as forceful ripening of fruits, adulterated palm oil, and contaminated meat and grains. These practices affect our health and well-being and undermine the integrity of our food supply chain,” Abdullahi said.“It is disturbing to note the increasing incidences of harmful practices in food production and processing, posing significant health risks and undermining consumer trust.
Earlier, Director of Consumer and Business Education at FCCPC, Mr. Yahaya Kudan, said the sensitisation campaign would continue until Nigerian markets are free of adulterated and contaminated food items. The Standards Organisation of Nigeria , on Tuesday, confiscated fake electrical cables and wires worth N30.5 million in Ekiti State. The incident happened during a raid in some major markets in the state after an intelligence report
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