3 held over fake chicken feeds
OVER five shops dealing in chicken feeds in Kampala were yesterday closed after the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) discovered that they were selling counterfeit products.
By Halima Shaban
OVER five shops dealing in chicken feeds in Kampala were yesterday closed after the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) discovered that they were selling counterfeit products.
Grace Nakitende, Jane Nanfuka, and Mike Kasule, all residents of Kisenyi, were arrested for allegedly being in possession of 500 sacks of feeds mixed with sand.
The head of animal feeds in Kisenyi, Badiru Muguluma, noted: “We cannot just sit down and see these people sell sand to our customers. Customers come back here crying that their chickens have died, not knowing that they are fed on sand.â€
He explained that the fraudsters sell feeds made of sand (70%), with 30% of the product being cotton seed-cake, seashells, maize-brand, sunflower and salt.
The UNBS standards officer, Dan Kugonza, said the traders would be trained on proper chicken feeds.
OVER five shops dealing in chicken feeds in Kampala were yesterday closed after the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) discovered that they were selling counterfeit products.
Grace Nakitende, Jane Nanfuka, and Mike Kasule, all residents of Kisenyi, were arrested for allegedly being in possession of 500 sacks of feeds mixed with sand.
The head of animal feeds in Kisenyi, Badiru Muguluma, noted: “We cannot just sit down and see these people sell sand to our customers. Customers come back here crying that their chickens have died, not knowing that they are fed on sand.â€
He explained that the fraudsters sell feeds made of sand (70%), with 30% of the product being cotton seed-cake, seashells, maize-brand, sunflower and salt.
The UNBS standards officer, Dan Kugonza, said the traders would be trained on proper chicken feeds.