SON nabs dealer of expired cosmetics after post-dating them, owns two four-storey buildings filled with expired products

Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has apprehended a dealer of cosmetics who postdates the expiry date of goods to sell to innocent consumers.

A wholesaler who imports items and also the owner of Jouf Nigeria Limited, Kirikiri road, Apapa area in Lagos, also has two four-storey buildings which he’s using as a warehouse for his goods, was caught selling expired product to public.

He deals with wholesaling of assorted wines, different kinds of deodorants, cosmetic facial wipes, body creams, oils and lotions, Pampers and Huggies baby diapers, sanitary pads, detergents like Sunlight, Ariel and more.

This building was filled to brim with these products, including under the stairs. Almost all of them have expired, some of these products were said to even have been in the stock since 2004, but instead of destroying them, Joseph and his employees postdates the expiration date on the products and sell them to his customers.

He also owns shops at Balogun market in Trade Fair Complex, where he supplies to major stores within Trade Fair and across the country.

When interrogated by SON, Joseph claimed that he had called on NAFDAC several times to come and destroy the products but the agency refuse shows up in time and anytime they do, they only destroy some and leave others.

NAFDAC in turn refuted his claims, saying they are all lies and that it wondered why he had to change the dates on the products, if he was truly waiting for them to get destroyed.

Speaking on behalf of Osita Aboloma who is the Director-General of SON, Bede Obayi, the Head, Inspectorate and Compliance SON, said that the perpetrator will face the wrath of the law.

He promised that more investigations will be carried out and will make sure the expired goods already in the market are recalled from the retailers at the outlay of Mr. Joseph Udeh.

He was wary the effect the products would have on users, especially children, who consumes most of the product.