• The products seized include counterfeit Kiwi Shoe Polish and Ajax.
• Both goods did not meet the mandatory product information standards.
• The seizure was conducted during a routine inspection of trading premises in Muchinga Province.

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has seized counterfeit goods worth K16, 742 in Chinsali and Mpika Central Business Districts.
Commission Senior Public Relations Officer Namukolo Kasumpa discloses to Money FM News that the goods were seized during an inspection CCPC conducted in conjunction with the Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA), Zambia Police, and Kiwi Zambia representatives.
Ms. Kasumpa stated that the seized goods include counterfeit Kiwi Shoe Polish and Ajax.
She said the seizure of goods was conducted during a routine inspection of trading premises in Muchinga Province with the view of ascertaining the traders’ compliance levels with the Competition and Consumer Protection Act number 24 of 2010.
“The products seized include counterfeit Kiwi Shoe Polish and Ajax both of which did not meet the mandatory product information standards set by section 50 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act No.24 of 2010, the Food and Drugs Act Cap 303 of the Laws of Zambia as well as the Compulsory Standards Act No. 3 of 2017,” Ms. Kasumpa said.
Ms. Kasumpa advised all suppliers, retailers and distributors to desist from the sale of counterfeit products, as perpetrators of such unfair trading practices will be punished in accordance with the law.
“Further, the Commission will continue to work with the Zambia Police and ZCSA among other institutions in its quest to curb both anti-competitive business behavior and unfair trading practices for the benefit of the people of Zambia and its economy,” she added.