The Jigawa State Consumer Protection Committee (CPC), has issued a seven-day ultimatum to bread producers to comply with directives on proper labelling of their products.
The CPC Chairman in the state, Alhaji Farouk Abdallah, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Sunday.
“The committee has issued a seven-day ultimatum beginning from April 20, to bread producers in the state to immediately comply with the directives and begin to label their products.
“Failure by any bakery to comply with the directives will lead to sanction and subsequent closure.
“The committee will do all within its powers to make sure that what people consume in the state come from genuine producers.
‘’Any bread producer that wants to operate in the state must comply with this directive,’’ he warned.
The chairman said that the labelling was to allow breads to carry production and expiry dates, addresses and ingredients contained in the bread.
Farouk called on the bakers to stop the use of rusted bakery tins to ensure production of healthy bread for human consumption.
(NAN)