The Lusaka Track Court has convicted and fined Yahya Investment Limited after it was found to be in breach of various laws among them the competition and consumer protection and the food safety act.
Last week, Yahya Investment Limited trading operating as grocery cart was reported by some concerned members of the public to have been importing Fast-Moving Consumer Goods-FMCG that were either expired or almost ending their shelf life and were being repackaged.
A further inspection on company by a combined team of law enforcement agencies among them the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission-CCPC, Lusaka City Council, the Zambia Meteorology Agency and the Zambia Police discovered that the company was rubbing off product expiry dates with thinners reagent ,80 percent of which were food stuffs with 90% of them being expired but the company was relabeling them using their own product labeling device to extend the shelf life.
CCPC Senior Public Relations Officer Mubiana Nalwendio has confirmed to Phoenix News that the commission and the council pursued the matter against Yahya Investment Limited through the Lusaka City Council Fast Track Court and the accused pleaded guilty to both counts and was fined K70, 000 and K40, 000.00 respectively
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