The Lusaka City Council has seized assorted food products and alcohol worth over K230,000 for being unfit for human consumption.
LCC Public Relations Manager, Chola Mwamba says this move comes as part of an ongoing effort to enforce the Food Safety Act No. 7 of 2019 and the Liquor Licensing Act No. 20 of 2011.
Ms. Mwamba said the operation was conducted between December, 2024 and January 2025 from Wholesales, Super Markets, Bars and Liquor Stores within the city.
“The confiscated products were found to have violated several health and safety regulations,” said Ms. Mwamba in a statement issued to RCV News in Lusaka today.
Ms. Mwamba said that the food and alcohol include the sale of expired goods, poor labelling practices, and compromised packaging such as dented or bulging containers, Poor Storage and Handling Conditions, Counterfeit or Smuggled Goods among other additional violations.
Ms. Mwamba further said that this is an on-going exercise saying that the council will protect the public by seizing products that do not comply with food safety and Alcohol handling act.
She has since urged the public to purchase food from reputable establishments and to report any food-related complaints to the Department of Public Health or through the public relations office.
By Elizabeth Mutale
