Alausa is cracking down on supermarkets selling expired goods. Here’s how.
In recent months, the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has cracked down on a number of supermarkets selling expired products.
The Blue band butter and Minimie chin chin and Viju fruit drink in these supermarkets look innocuous. But the expiry dates set by the manufacturer have elapsed. In some cases, the supermarkets have wiped off the dates to ensnare unsuspecting consumers.
In recent months, the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has cracked down on a number of these supermarkets in an effort to protect consumers.
Leading LASCOPA efforts is its General Manager, Afolabi Solebo, a lawyer turned consumer tzar.
Since his appointment as General Manager in 2020, Solebo has worked to rid Lagos of supermarkets who stock expired products.
“We’ve sealed so many supermarkets within the state, in Ikoyi, Victoria Island, Ikeja, everywhere, but some people are just hell bent on committing this crime,” Solebo told The Record rec…
