The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has changed tune and approved the government imported edible oil it declared Unfit For Human Consumption ealier in the week.
The Bureau on Wednesday, refuted claims that a Ksh17 billion consignment of government imported edible oil through Kenya National Trading Corporation was not safe for human consumption.
Through a statement, KEBS noted that it re-inspected and tested the government imported edible oil imported by KNTC and did not find safety concerns and the oil is fit for human consumption.
This has contradicted an earlier statement where KEBS said that the oil was unfit after doing the various tests needed to be done.
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“However, the sampled edible oils did not meet the Vitamin A levels specified in the Kenyan Standard. This is not a health and safety parameter; KEBS communicated the results to KNTC.”
KEBS has assured the public that they are committed to ensure safety of products both within and without the country. Therefore they have approved the consumption and use of the edible oils in the country as there is no cause of alarm.
“We would like to assure the public that KEBS is committed to ensuring the safety and quality of all locally manufactured and imported products into the country.”
This has however caused mixed reactions as to what changed after the first tests that were done on the consignments. And why are they changing tune now after rejecting the consignment.
According to KEBS, the edible oil was assessed using Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVC) which is a standard unit for assessing the quality of all goods and products being imported into the country
Therefore, after re inspection, the quality control body can now confirm that the oils are safe to use. The body has also asked kenyans to inform them upon encountering any substandard products in the country.