Committee to be appointed to look into quality of imported goods
August 12, 2013 10:17 am
The Health Minister
has directed the Director General of Health Services to appoint an inter-ministerial
committee to look into maintaining the quality of imported food stuff, medicine
and other products.
The Health Ministry
stated that in the wake of several imported milk powder brands being banned, it
was important to maintain the quality of products that were imported to this country.
It also added that it was not able to handle this issue alone and that an
inter-ministerial committee would help this process.
The committee will
work with the Trade and Consumer Affairs, Environment, Agriculture and the
Science and Technology Ministries.
The Health Ministry
will submit the cabinet paper on this committee to the cabinet of Minister
within the next few days.
