• The seized items were expired and displayed beyond their shelf life.
• Others missed date markings against the Food Safety Act No. 7 of 2019.
• Food offered to the public must be wholesome, good quality and within the shelf-life.

Lusaka City Council (LCC) has disclosed that it has seized assorted beverages and food items worth about K72, 780 during the first half of 2022 through its Inspectorate Unit.
Council Public Relations Manager Mwaka Nakweti revealed to Money FM News that the seized items were expired and displayed beyond their shelf life, while others missed date markings against the Food Safety Act No. 7 of 2019.
Ms. Nakweti further said the Council also seized assorted wines which were wrongly packaged as required by the Liquor Licensing Act No 20 of 2011.
“Other food articles were seized for rusted packages, bulging, evidence of punctures on packages, labeling in a foreign language, and suspected stale articles,” Ms. Nakweti revealed.
She warned all business owners who are in the habit of offering for sale any articles which are not fit for human consumption to desist from doing so as the local authority will not hesitate to take necessary action to ensure compliance.
Ms. Nakweti further encouraged consumers to report all retailers and wholesalers that might be selling food articles that are suspected not to be fit for human consumption.
“The food offered to the public must be wholesome, good quality and within the shelf-life as marked on the receptacle as food with of compromised standards is not only harmful to the public but becomes fraud. Therefore, Lusaka City Council will not hesitate to take necessary action to ensure compliance,” she said.