Nausori supermarket found tampering expiry dates

Remain vigilant while doing your shopping as a prominent supermarket in Nausori Town has been found selling expired products with tampered expiry dates.

This was discovered during a routine market surveillance by the Consumer Council of Fiji.

The supermarket was retailing wafers biscuit at a price of $1 however when inspected, the expiry date for the product could not be discovered.

According to the Consumer Council, initial investigations revealed that the supermarket used chemicals to intentionally tamper with the expiry dates.

The Council has reported the case to the Nausori Town Council and the Ministry of Health and expect stringent action to be taken to ensure consumers rights to safety is held paramount.

CEO Seema Shandil says they are well past issuing warning after warning and are demanding for immediate action.

She says the only deterrence which can now work is dishing out maximum fines by relevant authorities.

Shandil says they are stumped with the blatant disregard of food safety laws by the supermarket and the sheer negligence being exhibited just for the sake of making a profit.

She says food and drinks have expiry dates for a purpose which is to ensure that it is safe for consumption.

Shandil says the supermarket in question does not seem to care about the repercussions of their actions on consumers health and such traders need to get their act straight and adhere to laws in place.