SON confiscates expired goods in Bauchi

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has confiscated a large number of expired and sub-standard household products across Bauchi State in 2020.

The State Coordinator, Mrs Hauwa Husseini told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Bauchi said that the products were seized during the organisation’s weekly inspection exercise in the state.

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She said the affected products were either expired or sub-standard and needed to be mopped up from circulation in line with the mandate of the organisation.

“As you are aware our objective is to prevent the production and sales of sub-standard and unsafe products to consumers and protecting their lives and property,” Husseini said

She said during the exercise,  the organisation seized a large number of products from the markets including electric cables expired tyres.

“Others are cosmetics ,macaroni, drinks and beverages that are worth over N2m, they were  confiscated from major supermarkets and shops across the state,” she said.

“In 2020 the organisation also certified not less than 15 products according to The Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) to ensure locally manufactured products conform to the relevant Nigeria Industrial standard before presentation in the market,” the coordinator said.

The coordinator however commended the Director-General of the SON, Dr Farouk Salim for pledging to provide necessary logistics for effective service delivery in state offices.