• The seized items include beverages, foodstuffs and cosmetic products among others.
• Defects on the seized items included expired products, insufficient labels, inappropriate packaging and broken seals.
• The seizure of goods was conducted during a routine inspection of trading premises in Eastern Province.

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) says it has seized goods worth over K2, 000 in Chipata district, Eastern Province.
Commission Senior Public Relations Officer Namukolo Kasumpa disclosed to Money FM News that the assorted goods worth K2, 349 have been seized by a joint inspection team comprising CCPC and the Chipata Municipal Council conducted in over 14 trading premises of Chipata’s Central Business District.
Ms. Kasumpa stated that the seized goods which include beverages, foodstuffs and cosmetic products among others had defects, hence did not meet the mandatory product information standards.
“The seized items include beverages, foodstuffs and cosmetic products among others had defects and therefore, did not meet the mandatory product information standards set by section 50 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) No. 24 of 2010 and the Food and Drugs Act Cap 303 of the Laws of Zambia. Defects on the seized items included expired products, insufficient labels, inappropriate packaging and broken seals while others did not have expiry dates,” Ms. Kasumpa said.
She explained that the seizure of the goods was conducted during a routine inspection of trading premises in Eastern Province with the view of ascertaining the traders’ compliance levels with the Competition and Consumer Protection Act Number 24 of 2010.
“In light of this, the Commission wishes to warn all suppliers, retailers and distributors to seize selling unsuitable products which have exceeded or are close to reaching their shelf life. Traders are also advised to abide by the law and desist from engaging in unfair trading practices or any conduct that erode consumer welfare,” she cautioned.
She further urged consumers countrywide to be proactive and report perpetrators of both anti-competitive business behavior and unfair trading practices to the Commission.