Lagos threatens sanctions over undisclosed changes to consumer products

The Lagos State Government has warned manufacturers, importers, distributors and different businesses against making undisclosed changes to user products, saying offenders volition look regulatory sanctions.

The authorities directed businesses operating successful the authorities to disclose immoderate worldly changes to their products, including alterations to brands, packaging, labelling, formulation, ingredients, weight, size, prime and different merchandise specifications.

A connection by the Lagos State authorities said the directive was issued by the General Managerand Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency, LASCOPA, Afolabi Solebo, arsenic portion of the authorities government’s renewed efforts to support consumers, beforehand transparency and curb deceptive commercialized practices.

Solebo said LASCOPA would intensify marketplace surveillance and enforcement to guarantee businesses comply with the directive.

He warned that companies recovered to person made undisclosed changes to their products would beryllium sanctioned successful enactment with the Lagos State Consumer Protection Law and different applicable regulations.

“The close of each user to accurate, clear, and capable merchandise accusation is non-negotiable. Manufacturers and businesses indispensable recognize that immoderate unannounced alterati...