The officials of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Thursday evacuated bags of rice filled with weevils from all branches of 4U Supermarket in Abuja.
The affected products, 5kg and 10kg of Caprice and Stallion Rice which were produced in August 2022 and October 2022 respectively were expected to expire in 2027 and the price displayed on the weevil-laden 10kg bag of rice was N19,000.
Acting Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, Adamu Ahmed Abdullahi, who led the raid on Thursday, said, “It was shocking Caprice and Stallion rice were still stocked and being sold in the supermarket years after the companies had stopped production.
Frowning at the “obnoxious practices” by the management of the supermarket, the FCCPC noted that the integrity of products being sold at 4U Supermarket could no longer be guaranteed thereby exposing consumers to unsafe products.
The FCCPC subsequently sealed up branches of the supermarket for duping and misleading Nigerians.
Reacting to the raid, the General Manager of the Supermarket, Yunusa Yusuf said, “The Supermarket is responsible for the fake foreign rice and promised to expose the suppliers.”
Yusuf, however, pledged to henceforth abide by FCCPC regulations on consumer rights to avoid future occurrence.
Folarin Kehinde is an Abuja-based journalist with over 5 years of experience in journalism. His work has earned him national and international recognition across various beats, including environment, health and politics.
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