The National Consumer Commission is carrying out nationwide inspections for surety that businesses are complying with consumer protection regulations.
This comes after the NCC in Limpopo discovered significant
violations of the Consumer Protection Act, notably the sale of expired or
near-expired products.
According to NCC Spokesperson Phetho Ntaba, suppliers
prioritise their own interests over consumer well-being.
“When you look at
the goods in the market or on the shelves, they have passed their best-before
date or their sell-by date or all the dates’ markings. We’re talking about
products like cool drinks, juices, noodles, baby formula. When you look at the
best-before date it was sometime in January 2023 or even December 2022. At some
point, these date markings were interfered with,” said Ntaba.
Done by: Sihle Jezile
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