By BUUMBA CHIMBULU SEIZED non-compliant electrical products valued at K42, 090 have been destroyed in Lusaka by the Zambia Compulsory Standards (ZCSA). ZCSA in May this year seized electric cables, adaptors and household electrical appliances such as kettles, plate cookers and toasters, among others. The items were withdrawn from Kamwala trading area, Oasis, Westgate and Levy malls in Lusaka for not complying with relevant compulsory standards. This is contained in a statement issued by the ZCSA Public Relations Officer, Mr Onishias Maamba, on Thursday. Mr Maamba said 56 plugs, sockets and adaptors did not comply with the required colour coding while 1, 442 plugs, sockets and adaptors were not compliant with the Zambian Standard 558: Plugs and Socket Outlets, Adaptors and Connection Units. “The products were seized and withdrawn from the market by ZCSA during an enforcement exercise for posing a risk to public safety. The potential risks the products posed include personal injury, electric […]
Standards agency destroys sub-standard electrical products
