Deceptive rice weight claims in Abuja uncovered by FCCPC
The discovery of a deceiving syndicate making false claims about the weight of rice at Garki Modern Market Abuja has been announced by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC.
In a statement on Thursday, Adamu Abdullahi, the acting Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, revealed the outcome of an operation carried out by the Commission to safeguard consumers.
It was revealed that certain bags of rice labeled as 25kg and 50kg did not actually weigh as claimed by the sellers.
Describing the behavior of these rice retailers and sellers as exploitative and misleading, the Commission took swift action to address the issue.
"The recent operation focused on verifying the accuracy of weight claims on 25kg and 50kg rice bags. Our investigation exposed discrepancies between...