The National Consumer Commission targets expired products in nationwide inspection

 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