Before You Buy: How to Identify Fake, Adulterated and Unsafe Products - Nafdac Guide

Can you really trust the food and products you buy every day? From concerns about counterfeit products and food adulteration to product quality, expiry dates and consumer safety, how much do we really know about what we purchase? On this episode of PestXperience, we sit down with Gbolahan Akingbemisilu, Quality, Process & Risk Management Professional at FoodCo Nigeria Limited, to explore the critical role of quality assurance, risk management and regulatory compliance in protecting consumers. We discuss how quality failures occur, what consumers should look out for when buying packaged foods, how to respond when a product appears suspicious, and the responsibilities of manufacturers, distributors, retailers and regulators in ensuring product safety. In this episode, we explore: Fake, counterfeit, adulterated and substandard products: what is the difference? Can you trust the products sold in major supermarkets? What product labels, registration numbers and expiry dates really tell you. How quality control helps protect consumers. What consumers should do when a product looks, smells or tastes unusual. The role of regulators and businesses in ensuring food safety. Practical steps for making safer, more informed purchasing decisions. This conversation goes beyond food. It is about public health, consumer protection and the systems that help ensure the products we use and consume meet acceptable quality standards. Watch, learn and join the conversation. What is the biggest concern you have about the quality and safety of products sold in Nigeria? Share your thoughts in the comments. For Enquiries: Contact us: +2347084421068 Email: info@pestinsight.org Subscribe to PestXperience for conversations with professionals and industry leaders on public health, environmental safety, science, quality and the issues that affect our everyday lives. #PestXperience #FoodSafety #ConsumerProtection #QualityControl #PublicHealth #FoodAdulteration #Nigeria #nafdac