Thika public health department has sounded an alert over expired consumer goods in the town after an assortment of expired commodities were netted in a raid.
Public health officer in-charge of Thika town Dennis Gathogo said more than 59 crates of assorted soft drinks among other goods were netted during the Thursday exercise.
“We started the inspection following a tip off that some shops and depots wer selling expired goods near Majengo area,’ he said
Gathogo said it was the responsibility of the government to safeguard the health of the public and urged residents to be on the lookout for sale of goods that have outlived their shelf life.
He said expired consumer goods were a health hazard and appealed to consumers to report incidents of expired goods to the public health office for action.
The team that conducted the raid destroyed the impounded goods at the town’s designated refuse disposal site in the town.
The public health officer warned traders that anybody found selling expired goods would be arrested and prosecuted.
‘The commodities included soft drinks, maize flour, tea leaves in sachets and food spices. We seized them from retail shops and took the owners to Thika police station for statement recording. We have arrested eight traders who will be arraigned in court tomorrow,” he added.