The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has issued a warning to the public, particularly mothers, to stay vigilant regarding counterfeit and unhygienic diapers being sold in the market.
This alert comes after the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) recently cautioned against the importation of unclean baby diapers. This led to the disposal of numerous 40-foot containers of confiscated diapers discovered at a recycling plant in Ashaiman.
During a press conference, CEO Kofi Kapito stressed the significant health hazards posed by these substandard diapers to children.
“There are companies who intentionally bring in these fake diapers which don’t meet the standard so we are creating awareness to let parents know that the fact that the diaper is cheap doesn’t mean it is of good quality.
“Let us squeeze ourselves if we can because the cost to the parents might be more because they bought a cheap diaper because it may cause some internal illness for your child which will cost you more to treat and I am pleading with the public to be careful.”
He commended the FDA for their swift and decisive action in removing these illegal products from the market to safeguard consumer health.
“I am happy that when the Food and Drugs Authority do their post-market inspection, it is able to identify that somebody brought in a product that is not even registered and so let us applaud the Authority.”
