Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
Lusaka City Council through its Inspectorate Unit seized assorted beverages and food items worth about K72,780 during the first half of 2022.
The seized items were found to be expired and displayed beyond their shelf life while others missed date markings against the Food Safety Act No. 7 of 2019.
The local authority also seized assorted ‘wines’ which were wrongly packaged as required by the Liquor Licencing Act No 20 of 2011.
LCC public relations manager Mwaka Nakweti says other food articles were seized for rusted packages, bulging, evidence of punctures on packages, labelling in a foreign language, and suspected stale articles.