The Jigawa Consumer Protection Committee (CPC) has seized seven sacks of adulterated Sesame seeds in the Hadejia Local Government Area of the state.
The Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Farouk Abdallah, made this known in an interview with the correspondent of NAN on Tuesday.
Abdallah said the commodity, worth N350,000, was confiscated from three traders.
”The committee seized the sesame during a raid in the market in Hadejia town on Monday.
”The traders mixed the sesame with sharp sand in order to increase the weight.
”The suspects who confessed to committing the offense have since been charged to court,” he said.
The chairman warned traders in the state against engaging in the unwholesome practices to defraud consumers, adding that anyone found would be prosecuted.
Abdallah assured that the committee would continue to monitor markets to protect consumers from adulterated foods, drugs, and medication, as well as shield them from Shylock traders.
