UNBS STATEMENT ON CITY GIN (5) CONSUMPTION
NTV TONIGHT – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emhMu_aNfIo
NTV AKAWUNGEEZI – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGk0kw1BpM4
DAILY MONITOR – Killer City 5 gin was laced with excessive methanol – UNBS. The City 5 gin that killed over a dozen people and left several others hospitalized was laced with excessive levels of methanol, the results from the Uganda National Bureau of Standards have confirmed. READ MORE HERE
CHIMP REPORTS – Killer City 5 gin was laced with excessive methanol – UNBS. The City 5 gin that killed over a dozen people and left several others hospitalized was laced with excessive levels of methanol, the results from the Uganda National Bureau of Standards have confirmed. READ MORE HERE
THE INDEPENDENT – Government bans sale of adulterated liquor in Arua. Government has banned the production and sale of locally distilled alcohol in Arua city after it reportedly claimed about 14 lives and left others hospitalized in West Nile. READ MORE HERE
UGANDA RADIO NETWORK – Arua Gin Was Adulterated with Methanol- Gov’t. David Bahati the Minister of State for Industries, David Bahati told parliament on Thursday that, unlike ethanol, methanol is poisonous for human consumption since it can easily be absorbed through the eyes, skin, lungs, and digestive system with its overexposure causing death. READ MORE HERE
THE EXPLORER – UNBS Suspends City 5 Gin, Other Locally Brewed Waragi over Rising Death Toll. The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has suspended the certification process of products and production facilities of City 5 Gin over adulteration of methanol and ethanol against the specified standards. READ MORE HERE
CITY 5 GIN;
DAILY MONITOR – ATTACHED
BUSINESS FOCUS – Gov’t Told To Give UNBS Similar Attention Like Health Ministry. READ MORE HERE
NILE POST – UCC, UNBS directed to ban adverts of substandard products. Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has asked the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to ban media advertisements of substandard products that have flooded the market. READ MORE HERE
UNBS, IUIU, SMIIC ON HALAL STANDARDS;
SEE TV – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnLBRb-KlYI
NEW VISION – ATTACHED
UNBS GETS NEW BOARD;
NEW VISION – Trade Minister on UNBS curbing substandard goods off the market. READ MORE HERE
FOOD SAFETY AFRICA – UNBS inaugurates new National Standards Council. The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has launched a new Board, the 9th National Standards Council (NSC), to stump out the prevalence of counterfeit products in the country. READ MORE HERE
JORI PRESS: New UNBS Board of Directors inaugurates. The Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Francis Mwebesa, has inaugurated a new ten-member board; The National Standards Council (NSC), that will provide oversight and policy guidance to the UNBS to ensure effective service delivery. READ MORE HERE
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