Repacked food products with expiry dates altered found during joint operation in Limpopo, R2 000 fine paid

POLICE, health inspectors and education officials in Limpopo this week uncovered repacked food products with expiry dates altered during a raid in one of the supermarkets in Botlokwa.

During the joint operation, five suspects were arrested for selling expired foods; four for possession of illicit cigarettes and three for being illegal immigrants.

Police spokesperson, Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, said all suspects appeared before Morebeng magistrate court on Thursday.  A R2 000 fine was paid for selling expired goods, he said.

“The operation was conducted at Botlokwa in one of the general dealers, a wholesaler and a supermarket in the Dipateneng section in Botlokwa policing area whereby expired products were consficated,

“…and in one supermarket, products were repacked and expiry dates were also changed for expired goods,” Ledwaba.