A joint team of officers from the Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) and Lusaka City Council (LCC) has seized assorted Potable Spirits, Toilet Soaps, Food Products and Spices valued around K88, 260 for not adhering to applicable compulsory standards and the laws of Zambia.
The assorted products were seized from Ming Hui Supermarket in Lusaka’s Industrial Area along Mungwi Road on Thursday (24th August 2023) specifically for being labelled in foreign language only while others had either expired or were not labelled at all.
Further, Ming Hui Supermarket supplied on the market products covered by compulsory standards without authority from ZCSA.
The infringed laws are Compulsory Standards Act No. 3 of 2017, Public Health Act Cap 295 of the laws of Zambia and the Food Safety Act No. 7 of 2019.
The assorted products, which have since been withdrawn from the market, will be disposed off as required by the law.
The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency and Lusaka City Council warns of stern action against entities which are in a habit of importing and selling products on the market without complying with various laws of Zambia.
Unregulated products pose a risk to the safety and health of consumers.
In this regard, the two institutions will continue conducting enforcement activities in a bid to ensure only safe products are allowed on the market.
Consumers are also urged to buy products from reputable sources and report suspicious products on the market.
The two institutions will also continue conducting public education for the public to know what to look out for in products.
Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency – ZCSA Head of Communications and Lusaka City Council – LCC Public Relations Manager Chola Mwamba
The seized items have been itemized as Assorted Potable Spirit in bottles 74, Assorted Potable Spirits in boxes 30, Toilet Soaps 273, Assorted Food Products 270 and Assorted Spices 102.