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SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by HungerBAD: 7:02am On Mar 14, 2017 |
By Olawale Gabriel LAGOS— With clothes on lines in the balconies of some flats in the four-storey building located in the densely-populated area of Kirikiri Town, Lagos, no one would have suspected that the eight flats are not occupied by human beings, but are warehouses for expired products, which are repackaged as new. The discovery by officials of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, weekend, after a tip-off by members of the public, was shocking as all sorts of cosmetics and household consumables were found in the flats, which had expired many years ago. Conducting journalists round the building yesterday, SON Director of Monitoring & Compliance, Engr. Bede Obayi, said: “We acted on the intelligence we received from well-meaning Nigerians. You can see the volume of expired products here and imagine the implication for our society in terms of health issues. “When somebody buys expired cream, what does it show? You are applying cream that the active ingredient has gone and that may cause reactions on the skin. “More importantly, you are dealing with products that children use. Look at baby diapers that expired in 2015. Imagine what a product that expired in 2015 will do to a baby if used in 2017.” Obayi confirmed that most of the products are popular brands imported into the country, adding “perhaps they went overseas to buy these products that are close to their expiry dates and shipped them down here, because they have ready markets where people can buy. This four-storey building of eight flats with the toilets, bathrooms and all available spaces filled with expired products. That tells you the enormity of the crime this person is committing. “Look at this wrapper for disinfectant. What they do is to pick the expired ones and use this wrapper with new expiry dates to wrap it. When you have the old products inside this wrap that carries 2018 as expiry date, you will not know you are buying cloned products. The products have lost their active ingredients and efficacy.” Importer’s alibi On the claim by the importer that he was waiting to destroy the products, Obayi said he should have removed the expired ones and contacted the relevant agencies of government to destroy the products in line with international best practices. According to him, “but what we have seen here is a dubious warehouse or hideout where people are churning out expired products for the markets.” Obayi said most of the products would have entered the markets as the importer supplies major supermarkets in the state. He added that SON is going to seal up the whole building to carry out further investigations and use the process to recall those already sold out. He said: “We have our offices throughout the nation and are going to escalate the recall process immediately, where we will get all the details of their transaction, so that anywhere these products are, we will pick them with the cost to the importer. SON cannot accept this and those who are out to kill Nigerians. We will not allow them to be selling things like this, killing people in the name of merchandising. “We don’t want to continue to see people with illnesses caused by people who are out to kill by changing expiry dates.” He promised that at the end of investigation the importer will be persecuted by SON. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/son-discovers-8-flats-expired-products-repacked-sale/ 2 Likes
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Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by Nobody: 7:04am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Nigerians are the problem of Nigeria 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by BeeBeeOoh(m): 7:07am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Even if you nuke the whole Nigeria today I don't think the corruption here will stop. 1 Like |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by sweery(f): 7:13am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Arrest them. I once heard that a woman bought milk for her baby,fed the child and he died.Turned out the milk was an expired one that had been repackaged. Those dolts need to be jailed for life. 3 Likes |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by yomi007k(m): 7:14am On Mar 14, 2017 |
BeeBeeOoh: But it will reduce significantly, so y not call north Korea for some nukes. |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by Moreoffaith(m): 7:15am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Anything can happen in Nigeria but I am patiently waiting for those behind this...The owner of the house should be arrested. |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by ogologoamu: 7:18am On Mar 14, 2017 |
BeeBeeOoh: If you want to kill corruption in Nigeria, kill all Nigerians both home and abroad first. |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by ogologoamu: 7:20am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Moreoffaith: Why will you arrest the landlord, does he know what they are doing there. |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by Jabioro: 7:22am On Mar 14, 2017 |
In Nigeria we have extended family, crime, and extended corruption that runs through many of us unknowingly. Someone is working there collect salary on these while, he/she does not sees anything wrong in what the company is offering the public.....Toor! |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by Jabioro: 7:23am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Moreoffaith:For what crime? |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by Moreoffaith(m): 7:24am On Mar 14, 2017 |
ogologoamu: If they arrest the landlord he will definitely provide whoever he rent out the building to, many Nigerians are suffering due to this act they are carrying out in the building my brother. 1 Like |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by Moreoffaith(m): 7:26am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Jabioro: You don't just rent out your apartment to people anyhow without knowing them and asking what business they want to run in there...what if they slaughter human in that house?? 1 Like |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by BeeBeeOoh(m): 7:33am On Mar 14, 2017 |
ogologoamu: Na who go cum be Nigerian nah?? |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by BeeBeeOoh(m): 7:34am On Mar 14, 2017 |
yomi007k:Na to reason Baba make he try branch to North Korea in his next travel |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by FlyoruB: 7:37am On Mar 14, 2017 |
The importer's name is Joseph Udeh. Na dem dem. These people will not kill us in this country. http://punchng.com/son-discovers-twin-four-storey-building-filled-with-expired-products/ The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has caught a cosmetics and wine importer suspected of changing the expiry dates on products and putting new dates on them to mislead buyers. Mynd44 5 Likes
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Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by Jabioro: 7:38am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Moreoffaith:Well what about if he is late? |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by Moreoffaith(m): 7:40am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Jabioro: Somebody must have taken over the building after his death my brother. |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by AshiwajuFoward: 7:41am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Joseph Udeh why do you want to destroy lives of your fellow countrymen with expired and fake products, why? 3 Likes |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by Jabioro: 7:43am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Moreoffaith:Moment the tenant has been arrested.. no qualms to look for the landlord |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by Moreoffaith(m): 7:50am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Jabioro: Sure |
Re: SON Discovers 8 Flats Where Expired Products Are Repacked For Sale(photo) by omofunaab(m): 9:47am On Mar 14, 2017 |
Why do these people like making money at the expense of Other people's health. And later you will be calling yourselves umu chineke 3 Likes |
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