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About 52 more products are being considered for listing by Zambia’s compulsory standards agency.
They will cover a wide range of products aimed at enhancing consumer protection.
This will increase the number of compulsory standards from its current listed figure of 61 products, according to Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency Head, Communication, Brian Hatyoka.
In a statement issued in Lusaka on Monday, Hatyoka said they have started the process of increasing the number of compulsory standards in a bid to enhance consumer protection.
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He said they have since started reviewing the 52 proposed compulsory standards, which covered a wide range of products.
Hatyoka said this was in response to the increasing number of products on the Zambian market, especially those merchandise which required regulatory intervention for enhanced protection of consumers.
“By having more compulsory standards, the Agency will have will a wider scope of covering more products in the country. Currently, there are 61 products covered under our regulatory intervention,” Hatyoka said.
Some of the products covered are Lead Acid Batteries, poultry feed, pig feed, cattle feed, toilet soap, maize meal (mealie meal), refined edible vegetable oil, crude edible oil, clear beer, opaque beer, bottled water, fertilizers, white sugar, cement, peanut butter, electrical cables, plugs and socket outlets.
Others are Code of practice for inspection and acceptance criteria for used textile products (salaula) as well as Code of practice for inspection and testing of used motor vehicles for road worthiness, among others.
He further stated that the Agency would enhance enforcement activities on potable spirits.
Hatyoka indicated that the Agency had started regulating the potable spirits in 2021 following the issuance of Statutory Instrument (SI) No. 18 of 2020.
“Implementation of more enforcement activities on this standard is aimed at increasing compliance levels for enhanced safety of consumers,” he said.
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