KEBS Rejects Kenya kwanza imported oil, Declares it unfit for Human Consumption.
Kenya bureau of Standards, KEBS Rejects Kenya kwanza imported oil unfit for Human Consumption
The statement read,”The consignments have been rejected and the importer is hereby advised to reship them back to the country of origin within 30 days from the date of this letter, failure to which they shall be destroyed at the importer’s cost.”
“Kenya Bureau of Standards subjected consignments entry number 23MBAIM402473344, 23MBAIM403321628, and 23MBAIM403235943 to test against the Kenya Standardization Specification for Fortified Edible Oils and Fats. The results established that the consignments failed to comply in Vitamin A and Insoluble Impurities.”
The Bureau ascertained that the fat content in the Edible Oils exceeded the required amount by 0.47% by mass containing 99.97 instead of the required 99.5. For moisture and matter volatile at 105°C, while the required standard is 0.2, the oils subjected to test contained 0.03.
Notably, The acid value of the edible oils measured, potassium hydroxide in milligrams was 0.12 whilst the required standard is 0.6. For the amount of peroxide oxygen per kilogram of oil, while the requirement is 10, the Edible Oils contained 5.42.
Further, they found out that the imported oil contained 0.04 of insoluble impurities while the required standard is 0.05.
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