Following complaints by consumers, the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) says it has concluded arrangement to commence investigation into the actual grammage of sachet goods against what is obtainable in the markets.
A Deputy Director in the CPC Abiodun Obimuyiwa, who made the assertion in an interview with newsmen in Lagos yesterday, said that consumers had complained that they were being shortchanged by various companies.
“Information reaching our offices showed that consumers feel shortchanged with the goods purchased with their hard-earned money,’’ he said.
Obimuyiwa assured consumers that companies found wanting after the investigation would be sanctioned accordingly.
“If 20 grams is indicated on the sachet of a product, then its quantity must measure up to expectation,’’ he said.
He said that CPC’s major concern was to ensure that consumers get value for their money, noting that something must be done about the concerns of the common man.
However, some Lagosians had told newsmen their concerns about the suspected rip off.
A medical practitioner, Foluwakemi Ekiogawe, told newsmen that the content of sachet products, especially milk had drastically reduced when compared with what was obtainable years ago.
“The content of milk has really gone down meanwhile the price has gone up and I just cannot understand why that is so,’’ she said.