The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) has received approval of its proposal to declare over 40 Zambian Standards as Compulsory Standards from the Business Regulatory Review Agency (BRRA).
This follows the finalization of consideration of the Regulatory Impact Assessment Reports submitted by ZCSA on the proposed declaration of compulsory standards for packaging materials, solar products, fertilizers, fish feed, food products, lubricants and fuels, beverages and some construction materials.
“BRRA has noted that the process of declaration of the proposed compulsory standards followed by ZCSA is in line with Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Business Regulatory Act No. 3 of 2014,” ZCSA Public Relations Officer, Onishias Maamba, has said in a statement issued to RCV News in Lusaka today.
Mr. Maamba said ZCSA will widen the scope of its regulatory intervention and enhance protection of consumers and the environment, by having more compulsory standards.
He said ZCSA currently regulates 61 imported and locally manufactured products falling within the scope of Compulsory Standards covering food products, Beverages, Chemical products, Fertilizers and Household Electrical appliances, among others.
By Eva Hatontola
