The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency has announced that it is carrying out its routine market surveillances and testing of a Mazoe drink believed to be contaminated, for the safety of the consumers in the country.
“The background is that a known Zambian company was locally producing Mazoe and other products in Zambia. We are aware that this company may no longer be in production and as such the majority of the product currently on market shelves is imported,” says Agency Spokesman Lee Hamunji.
“We have not identified any contaminated samples from what has entered the borders so far. But ZCSA is aware that the product does find its way through small consignments brought in by small scale entrepreneurs and cross border traders”.
Mr Hamunji said the agency is therefore carrying out market surveillances and will report on the samples tested against its standard for fruit flavored drinks once it has the results.
He said Mazoe is one of the fast moving consumer goods and such the safety and quality of the product should never be compromised.
“ZCSA is further calling upon manufacturers to adhere to the available compulsory standards when they manufacturing their products to assure quality and safety of the products to end users. Mazoe is one of the products that ZCSA regulates and the Agency will carry on its mandate to ensure that the products that are safe and guarantees quality.”
That is concentrated drink, its NOT good for You.
Do not drink mazoe
Thanks
BB2014,2016
The Chinese might be producing this Mazoe now.
Not even God knows what they might be putting in it.
The Chinese are truly Undertakers in Africa.
We do not hate the Chinese, but we despise their methods in our country.
Let is toss them out please. The corrupt ones.
Mazoe can only be produced in Zimbabwe in an area called Mazoe, with the sweetest oranges on the planet earth!! Anything else made else where is very very very fake!!
Tokotoko tateka mushi – Its a concentrate for god’s sakes …its not its fresh orange juice
This must have been done before it was put on the market.
Tell us about Blue Band spread that never melts. Dont divert our attention to Mazoe you idiots.
There are too many fake and unsafe food products these days. Where is the mother fcker Lungu when people are being fed with dangerous foods by his fckn Chinese accomplices?
Animo farm from the Association of Insolents?