PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION AGAINST AQUA PURE

[Lee Kulisewa]

Dear Esteemed Colleagues and Friends

Find attached and below, a Public Notice of Investigations issued
today by the Competition and Fair Trading Commission against Bowler
Beverages Company Ltd.

As this is a matter of wider public interest, grateful if you could
consider sharing with your contacts as widely as possible.

Thank you

Lewis


PUBLIC NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION

ALLEGED SUPPLY OF PRODUCT LIKELY TO CAUSE INJURY TO HEALTH OR PHYSICAL
HARM TO CONSUMERS CONTRARY TO SECTION 43 (1) E OF THE COMPETITION AND
FAIR TRADING ACT
AQUA PURE BOTTLED WATER

Following increased consumer complaints, the Competition and Fair
Trading Commission and the Ministry of Industry and Trade requested
the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) to conduct laboratory tests for
Aqua Pure bottled water to determine its conformity with prescribed
consumer safety standards, in particular MS 699-Mandatory Malawi
Standard on Bottled Water other than Mineral Water Specification.

This request was in pursuit of the Commission's mandate of regulating,
monitoring, controlling and preventing acts or behaviour which are
likely to adversely affect competition and consumer welfare in Malawi
as provided under the Competition and Fair Trading Act.

Findings of laboratory tests conducted by MBS showed that Aqua Pure
bottled water failed to comply with minimum standard requirements on
total plate count and coliform bacteria. This essentially means that
the Aqua Pure bottled water which Bowler Beverages Company Ltd is
supplying into the market has been certified unfit for human
consumption by the Malawi Bureau of Standards until it satisfies
whatever requirements stipulated by MBS.

In view of this, the general public is being informed that the
Competition and Fair Trading Commission has instituted formal
investigations against Bowler Beverages Company Ltd for alleged supply
of products which are likely to cause injury to health or physical
harm to consumers, when properly used or which do not comply with
prescribed consumer safety standards contrary to Section 43(1)(e) of
the Competition and Fair Trading Act.

In light of the prima facie evidence on the standard of this product,
and in the interest of protecting the public, the Competition and Fair
Trading Commission is advising Bowler Beverages Company Ltd, that it
is required to immediately recall the product from the market given
the substantial evidence provided by the Malawi Bureau of Standards
certifying that the product is unfit for human consumption.


CHARLOTTE WEZI MALONDA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

[Fedson Chikuse]

Thanks Lewis for this info, they could as well be selling us tap water! Apange test onse. _

Rgds
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[Lee Kulisewa]

Good question Doc. Consumers have full information at their disposal. It is their choice.

The CFTC will continue with formal investigations and accord the company the opportunity to be heard.

On 11 March 2015 at 17:06, Adamson S. Muula <amu...@medcol.mw> wrote:

 What happens when Bowler does not recall?

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