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A combined team of Consumer Competition Protection Commission (CCPC) and Chadiza District Public Health Officers yesterday seized expired products worth approximately K1, 000 from various shops at the district market.
CCPC Public Relations Officer Hanford Chaaba has told QFM News in a statement that the products seized include expired sanitary pads, bathing soaps, biscuits, shoe polish, tooth paste and assorted drinks.
Mr. Chaaba says the Sanitary pads without both manufacturing and expiry dates contributed over 90 percent of the products seized items, a situation which was very worrying as the product hinges on the hygiene of the consumers.
He says the team was however happy with the corporation from traders in the district as it managed to identify the supplier of the sanitary pads who is not a Chadiza resident.
Meanwhile Chief Zingalume of the Chadiza District has expressed satisfaction that consumer protection will be enhanced looking at the vibrant provincial sensitization campaigns embarked on by the Commission across the country.
Chief Zingalume says chiefs are very cardinal in consumer protection as they are the leaders of the largest population in the country.
The Chief says he has no doubt that his subjects will benefit greatly from the information regarding their consumer rights, especially that the district is located between Malawi and Mozambique a situation which exposes the people to imported products.
Chief Zingalume has since praised government through CCPC for reaching rural areas and urged other institutions whose role is to reach members of the community in rural areas to use traditional leaders as they have well-functioning structures aimed at reaching everybody in the district.