Police busted a Harare company for selling drinks with the wrong labels. Tembeya Private Limited makes ginger beverages that break food safety rules. The cops showed up after someone tipped them off about shady drinks coming from the factory. They found evidence at the company headquarters located on Railway Reserve Land in the Rugare neighborhood.
Company director Eric Iradukuda must appear before Magistrate Ruth Moyo next week when the trial kicks off on March 13. The business faces legal trouble for breaking the Food Standards Act because their product labels missed important information. Detectives from the CID Drugs and Narcotics Unit handled the investigation after receiving secret information about the operation.
The main problem? Their ginger drink labels never mentioned that sodium benzoate was "added as a preservative" - words required by law. Officers grabbed samples during their afternoon raid on February 26 and sent everything to government scientists for testing. The lab results backed up what investigators suspected about the labeling problems.
Prosecutors claim Tembeya knowingly put out these wrongly labeled drinks that might trick regular folks into buying their products. The company headquarters became the focus of police attention around 2 pm when officers conducted their surprise inspection. The government will use the lab results as proof when the case goes to court. Food safety laws exist to protect regular people from potentially harmful or misleading products.
Company director Eric Iradukuda must appear before Magistrate Ruth Moyo next week when the trial kicks off on March 13. The business faces legal trouble for breaking the Food Standards Act because their product labels missed important information. Detectives from the CID Drugs and Narcotics Unit handled the investigation after receiving secret information about the operation.
The main problem? Their ginger drink labels never mentioned that sodium benzoate was "added as a preservative" - words required by law. Officers grabbed samples during their afternoon raid on February 26 and sent everything to government scientists for testing. The lab results backed up what investigators suspected about the labeling problems.
Prosecutors claim Tembeya knowingly put out these wrongly labeled drinks that might trick regular folks into buying their products. The company headquarters became the focus of police attention around 2 pm when officers conducted their surprise inspection. The government will use the lab results as proof when the case goes to court. Food safety laws exist to protect regular people from potentially harmful or misleading products.
