The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has sealed a supermarket, Cynosure Associate Super Stores, located at 18, Lateef Salami Street, Ajao Estate, over the alleged display of expired products on its shelves.
The agency also issued a non-compliance order on another supermarket, Valuepoint Supermarket, situated on the same street, for similar reason.
The General Manager of LASCOPA, Mr. Afolabi Solebo, during the enforcement exercise, said that the monitoring and enforcement team of the agency visited Cynosure supermarket on Monday, 12th September, 2022, during a routine monitoring exercise where some items displayed were noticed to have expired.
Solebo said the team, therefore, directed the management of the supermarket to remove the identified products from the shelf, but the outlet failed to comply with the directive after a revisit by the government team a few days later.
This, he explained, led to the issuance of an invitation letter to the management of Cynosure and the eventual sealing of the supermarket due to failure to comply.
“The exercise is to serve as a deterrent to other supermarkets and sales outlets that are in the habit of trampling on the rights of consumers, some of whom are often ignorant or in a hurry to check the expiration date of products that they want to buy,’’ Solebo said.
He advised consumers not to hesitate to report any supermarket or shops within the state where expired products are sold, as well as enjoined residents to always ensure to check the information contained on the label of items about to be purchased.
