Council seizes ₦300m worth of uncertified food, drinks in Kano

The Kano State Consumer Protection Council says it has confiscated uncertified food items, beverages and other consumable products worth more than ₦300 million in a move to prevent unsafe products from reaching markets across the state.
The Director-General of the Council, Ibrahim Garba, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Kano on the agency’s recent enforcement activities.

He said the operation was part of the Council’s ongoing efforts to protect public health by ensuring that only safe, verified and quality products are sold to consumers.

According to Garba, the seized items included unverified, adulterated and illicit food products, drinks and other consumables that failed to meet the required safety and quality standards.

He warned that if such products had entered the market, they could have posed serious health risks to residents and weakened public confidence in the safety of goods sold across the state.

“The confiscated products are unverified, adulterated and illicit food items, beverages and other consumables that do not meet the required safety and quality standards. Allowing them into the market would have endangered the health of consumers,” he said.

The Director-General explained that the Council had stepped up surveillance, routine inspections and enforcement operations in markets, warehouses and distribution outlets to identify and remove unsafe products from circulation.

He added that the agency would continue to work closely with relevant regulatory and security agencies to strengthen consumer protection in Kano State.

He also called on traders, distributors and importers to comply with established safety regulations.

The DG warned that anyone found dealing in unsafe or counterfeit products would face the full weight of the law.

“We remain committed to protecting consumers by ensuring that only safe and certified products are available in our markets. Those involved in the sale or distribution of unsafe or counterfeit products will be dealt with in accordance with the law,” he said.