DTI reminds consumers to check expiry dates

By Jong Cadion

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (December 20, 2017) – Christmas Season is the time of sharing and a time for celebration. For consumers, a time for shopping and for businessmen a time for profit.

The DTI-Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Office, in its drive to properly inform the consumers, as well as protect their interests and welfare, would like to remind consumers to be mindful of the things or products they buy this holiday season, specifically the expiry dates of food related goods. The consumers may have the right to information and the right to choose, but it would carry with it the responsibility to be critically aware of their own purchases and consumption.

Provincial Director Maria Socorro M. Atay urged consumers, if possible, to buy the Noche Buena products they need in reputed stores or supermarkets to ensure their safety. She also stressed the importance of food safety, as consumption of expired products will be harmful to direct consumers, especially children.

PD Atay also requests consumers to report directly to the DTI-ZDS provincial office any items which you suspect to be expired or any store selling it.