{"id":4543,"date":"2022-04-08T05:02:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T05:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onecitizendaily.com\/?p=4543"},"modified":"2022-04-08T05:02:34","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T05:02:34","slug":"traders-warned-against-selling-expired-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/08\/traders-warned-against-selling-expired-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"Traders warned against selling expired goods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Adia Jildo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Chairperson for Chamber of commerce Central Equatoria State Robert Pitia Francis has warned traders against the sale of expired goods for consumers stating that their consumptions are of great effects on health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said some traders are repackaging goods that were expired and selling the goods to consumers, which is harmful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is not good for a trader to sell goods that are expired to consumers so as to get money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pitia stated that lack of capacity to check expired goods has enabled traders to practice illegal selling of goods that are not good for consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He called on the standard of Bureau to start checking goods to help reduce sales of expired goods and cheating of consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnyone found selling goods that are expired should be fined and license to operate should be withdrawn from them,\u201d Pitia called.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He cited also high charges of goods by traders with intentions of making profit calling it bad practices by traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cSome of these prices come because of the illegal collection of money. Our appeal to our traders is that, they should not increase prices abnormally\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the increase in prices should be reasonable and same whenever need be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverybody that goes to the market need profit but don\u2019t cheat. You cannot give a price differently of the same price within the same day. Prices should be the same,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe as the Chamber of Commerce are here to support the consumers and traders to have their rights. I urge the traders in the market and at the residential areas not to take advantage of the situation\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pitia called on the government to empower local traders to import food which will help reduce prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf youths are poor, taxes will not be collected. We have enough human resources so that they can work, cultivate and create something for themselves,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mayor of Juba city Michael Ladu Allah-Jabu last week called on consumers in Juba city to report to the city council about expired goods ones they buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the case of the sales of expired good had become common and not reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said some traders were repackaging goods and at times have stamps of trademarks and would easily change dates of the expiry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael said only 1% of people check goods to know the date and its standards whether it\u2019s good for consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlmost 98% of people have nothing to do with the expiry date of a packaged food commodity. Sometimes, they have expired wheat flour and repackage it with a new bag,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael said repackaged good especially food commodity can easily be identified by the fact that the taste of the products is bitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He affirmed that most repackaging happens in residential areas where mostly foreign and few locals participate in such acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael called on the consumers to report the issues of expired goods to help encounter those practicing in such acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael cited lack of machine and chemicals for testing the expiry of goods and standards of goods for consumption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said information on expired goods is realized by CIDs, quarter council and later committees formed to investigate the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 A consumer who preferred being identified by one name Stella said its time wasting to report to the City Council about goods that are expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will dump what I have bought and I have gotten is expired. It\u2019s the duty of the city council to check for expired goods from the border to the market before consumers buy it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nagmaldin Mohammed, a trader at Libya market selling food commodities said that goods are likely to be expired if not checked properly from the date and its components when traders are even buying from the wholesale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t buy a lot of things because they might get spoilt. If it has gotten spoilt, you will put it down and dump it later but not to sell. Maybe you will even sell it to your family if you resort to selling expired goods which can affect you too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He called on Juba City council and the Bureau of standards to regularly check commodities to know their standard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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