Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) Head of Marketing and Public Relations Hazel Zulu has said the bureau in a bid to promote quality and safe products and safeguard the health of consumers has issued a product rejection notice to Clement Mwila General Dealers of new market in Chinsali District, Muchinga Province for selling expired products contrary to the Standards Act Cap 416 of the laws of Zambia and the food and drugs regulations.
In a statement today, Mrs. Zulu said this was after ZABS inspectors conducted a routine market surveillance and inspection in the area on 4th May 2017 and found assorted expired drinks valued at K81, 677.00.
“The products that were seized include 811 cases of Mirinda flavoured drinks in quantities of 500mls and 300mls, 183 cases of Milk Maheu also in quantities of 300mls and 500mls, and 416 cases of Shakers drink in 300mls and 500mls bottles and 42 milk sachets in quantities of 500mls. All these products were expired but were being sold to unsuspecting consumers”.
She has since warned warn traders and retailers in Zambia that selling of expired products is illegal and unacceptable as the quality and safety of such products cannot be guaranteed.
“We have consistently said that traders and retailers should employ and implement effective stock rotation schedules to ensure that they monitor the inflow and outflow of their products so that products are sold on first in first out basis” She said.
Mrs. Zulu added that the bureau expects any serious and responsible business entity or individual in Zambia should be able to adhere to set standards and provide quality and safe products to consumers everywhere in our country.
She also urged consumers to be quality and safety conscious and shun buying substandard products.
“They should take time to read the details on the product before making a purchase. This will aid in stamping out the sale of substandard products as there will be no ready market for such” Mrs. Zulu said
Zambians are inferior to Europeans
They might as well drink the expired drinks, their lifespan is LOW anyway
I would careless, I am in Europe
Thanks
BB2014,2016
@ Mushota who has the same IQ as a potted plant says if you live in Europe then you are a European. How clever! Can someone direct men in white coats to check on this demented female being.
@mushota u dont have any relatives back home? All dead?
Can ZABS ensure that BATA complies will law requiring country of origin and material used to shown on all products imported into zambia. We pay hibh price for Bata footwear thinking it is zambian kr sth african but most comes from india, china and other countries. Madam Zulu can ylu check please so we are not overpaying
BATA shoes ltd is Canadian owned and always has been with factories all over the world
‘ZABS seize expired drinks valued at K81, 677.00’, How does an expired product return value?
It’s like saying ‘Mushota’ the expired Zambian has some use.
Expired goods have no use and therefore no value!
good one!!!
On Monday I bout fried pork from PICK & PAY JACARANDA MALL BRANCH in Ndola and it was rotten!
Please check them also
Ken does that stop them from complying with the law. You look inside the tongue of the shoe and you will see size material where made, this is universal even with bata shoes in australia. But for some reason not in zambia. Is it to give impression shoes are made locally so there is brand loyalty at a higher price than if pipo knew they were made in india or china. Just a question
Check out on cosmetic shops dotted in the central business areas what they are selling
ZABS is doing a good job. Just avoid working together with poor manuciple councils pantu bakamisebanya. Ba Manucipal Council used to fetch expired goods mu Shoprite but we saw members of staff go home with parcels of expired goods way back when we were kids. lol
Even Council Police who were grabbing Kachasu from compounds could come home drunk.kikiki .Again council police anti vending squard could get to grab goods from street vendors but guess what?? those guys found their way to their homes.
I was about to contend that ex pire d goods can’t have a value before noticing someone has already done that. Can we have our law enforcers explain their valuing to us?