ZCSA maintains surveillance on contaminated Mazoe drink
By Staff Reporter
The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) is carrying out its routine market surveillances and testing of a Mazoe drink believed to be contaminated, for the safety of the consumers in the country.
This has been confirmed by the Agency’s public relations officer, Lee Haamunji, in a press release on Wednesday morning.
“The background is that a known Zambian company was locally producing Mazoe and other products in Zambia. We are aware that this company may no longer be in production and as such the majority of the product currently on market shelves is imported,” Haamunji stated. “We have not identified any contaminated samples from what has entered the borders so far. But ZCSA is aware that the product does find its way through small consignments brought in by small scale entrepreneurs and cross border traders”.
He indicated that ZCSA was therefore, carrying out market surveillances and will report on the samples tested against the standard for fruit flavored drinks once they had the results.
“Mazoe is one of the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) and such the safety and quality of the product should never be compromised. ZCSA is further calling upon manufacturers to adhere to the available compulsory standards when they are manufacturing their products to assure quality and safety of the products to end users,” stated Haamunji. “Mazoe is one of the products that ZCSA regulates and the Agency will carry on its mandate to ensure that the products are safe and guarantees quality.”
