NON-COMPLIANT FRUIT FLAVORED DRINKS, BOTTLED DRINKING WATER VALUED AT K12, 780 SEIZED

 The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency has seized and withdrawn from the market over 132 cases of non-compliant fruit flavored drinks and bottled drinking water in Lusaka valued at K12, 780.

Agency Public Relations Officer Onishias Maamba has disclosed the development, saying the beverages were illegally supplied on the market contrary to the provisions of Sections 15 and 21 of the Compulsory Standards Act No. 3 of 2017.

Mr. Maamba says the drinks and bottled drinking water were seized from Kamwala trading area in Lusaka during a market surveillance inspection to assess the compliance levels of beverages being supplied on market.

The agency has since warned of punitive measures against entities which are manufacturing, importing and supplying products on the market without complying with the laws of Zambia as such products may pose a risk to public safety and health.

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