THE Ag. DIRECTOR GENERAL CPC IMO STATE, DESTROYS EXPIRED AND ADULTERATED PRODUCTS, ASSURED IMOLITES OF SAFETY OF FOODS AND DRINKS IN OUR MARKET

THE Ag. DIRECTOR  GENERAL CPC IMO STATE, DESTROYS EXPIRED AND ADULTERATED PRODUCTS, ASSURED IMOLITES OF SAFETY OF FOODS AND DRINKS IN OUR MARKETS.

The Ag. Director General  consumer Protection council, Imo state, Hon. Mrs Obioma Okafor, today 1st June, supervised the burning of expired products at avu junction along Portharcourt Road Owerri Imo State.

Addressing avalanche of news men after the event, Hon. Mrs. Okafor said that the items were seized by CPC officers during their last raid in the major markets, shops, Super Markets, pharmaceutical shops, restaurants, bars,  etc in Owerri and across Imo state which are either expired, without NAFDAC approval number, banned or no expiring date at all. The products are mainly consumables like soft drinks,drugs, biscuits, alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages of assorted kinds, tin tomatoes, milk, Red wines, condiments, cosmetics, breads, can waters etc.

The acting DG CPC Imo state asserted that the act no. 66 of 1992 which established CPC stipulates that CPC is saddled with the responsibility of protecting and promoting public health through information, education and enforcement of the relevant rules and regulations to ensure food safety.

 According to CPC Boss, the commission is out to aggressively promote and ensure sanity in imo through the eradication of diseases caused by food poison, suffered by consumers in the state.

 There Will be no compromise as the shared prosperity agenda   of the present administration of senator Hope Uzodinma  must ensure quality of goods and services in the state, and this is what CPC is called to achieve. She further explained that its no longer going to be business as usual, she has set up a formidable surveillance and enforcement team made up of men and women of proven integrity  to ensure total compliance with required standards in the production and sales of quality goods and services in the state.  “We are committed to put things in order, we are doing our best to make sure consumers are given sense of belonging, I assure you there are better days ahead”

Hon. Mrs Okafor warned that she has come to do things differently as the DG CPC Imo State, no amount of threat or pressure from manufacturers or producers of fake or adulterated goods will deter her at all, stressing that the earlier they  comply with the required standards the better for them. The DG also informed the public that the destruction of those confiscated items is one of the CPC’s proactive efforts at combating fake products in the state.

She also observed with great dismay that most business outfits in the state are still operating in an unhygienic environment which makes them unfit to serve the public and consequently  expose their food and drinks to diseases that can cause health challenges to the people. On this note, the acting DG CPC promised to create  more public awareness with a view to enlighten the masses on the need to do the right thing.