The officers confiscated the foodstuffs after they conducted a random inspection of the three supermarkets.
ZCC consumer and public relations director Brian Lingela said at a press briefing that it is an offence to sell expired foods and drugs under the competition and fair trading act.
Mr Lingela said expired products can cause harm to people’s health, hence the need for concerted efforts from stakeholders to keep such products off shop shelves.
He said during the inspection, the team observed that some of the tinned foodstuffs were not labelled and some tins were not properly sealed.
“The number of goods confiscated during the exercise is minimal compared to what was seized last year in a similar exercise. The culprits are usually these big supermarkets,” Mr Lingela said.
He warned supermarket owners of stern action if they continue stocking and selling expired foodstuffs.
And KCC public relations manager Francis Wasamunu said the local authority will continue working with ZCC in ensuring that consumers’ rights are protected.
Mr Wasamunu urged consumers to be wary of outlets that sell expired foodstuffs.
“Consumers should be careful when buying these goods. They should not be cheated out of their hard-earned money,” he said.
Mr Wasamunu said the confiscated goods will be destroyed once a court order is obtained.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
I remember long time ago we used to eat any expired food stuff and we never got sick, drinking water from the Tap- sharing same bottle of milk, all was well- That used to be Zambia- Wish them guys can go even to Lusaka-
No mention of the supermarkets responsible,pathetic reporting
“He warned supermarket owners of stern action if they continue stocking and selling expired foodstuffs.”
they are supposed to be fined heavily,not just mere stern warnings
Insala pa Zed,…what do you expect? POVERTY!…… 😮
Am sure the confiscated stuff will find its way in the inspectors’ homes and tuntemba.
Can you extend this to Shoprite which is known in SA for selling rotten/expired food stuff
and how come they havent the named the shopz?
Common sense is rare these days..how about you name & shame the supermarkets? That way, we can teach them a lesson by not supporting their businesses.
Some chemists even sell drugs labelled in Chineese. One can hardly interpret instructions or the relevant dates. And most tablets repacked in small envelopes are almost always already expired. But as long as it is not them to swallow the medicines they don’t give a dumn. Kamtekete.