A troubling video has surfaced, showing the growing issue of expired and potentially hazardous food being sold in shops across Mzansi.
In the footage shared by MDNnews, a woman is seen bravely confronting a foreign shop owner, demanding to know why he is selling expired goods.
The video begins with the woman entering the shop, clearly distressed as she holds two containers of yoghurt in her hands. She asks the shop owner, “Why are you selling expired goods to people?” The owner, visibly caught off guard, responds by claiming he was unaware of the expiration dates on the products. The woman, unconvinced by his explanation, proceeds to inspect the fridge, pulling out several more yoghurt containers and pointing out that each one is past its expiration date.
As tensions rise, the woman informs the shop owner that she will be reporting him to the authorities for endangering people’s health. The shop owner appears apologetic but insists that he hadn’t known about the expired products.
A woman confronts a foreign spaza shop owner for selling expired goods. pic.twitter.com/4T7Jg7ZkqU
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This incident follows a particularly tragic event in Naledi, Soweto, where six children passed away after consuming snacks bought at a local spaza shop.
According to The Citizen, while the deaths were initially blamed on food poisoning, experts suggest a more sinister cause may be at play. The expert, who spoke anonymously to the publication due to media restrictions, said some spaza shops sell pesticides, such as aldicarb—commonly known as “two-step”—in small, self-packaged packets.
Also see: Communities call for action amid children dying from spaza food poisoning
