KAM has dismissed reports that a majority of edible fats/oil manufacturers in the country import finished products.

List of 10 Cooking Oil Brands KeBS has Declared ‘Unfit’

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The Kenya Bureau of Standards on Friday, September 23, 2022, ordered a recall of at least 10 edible oil and cooking fat brands from the market for failing to comply with set standards.

KeBS Managing Director Lt Col (Rtd) Bernard Njiraini, in a statement, said the decision was made following an analysis and sampling of cooking oil brands from various companies.

The sampling, KeBS says, is part of its mandate to protect the health and economic welfare of consumers as well as ensure a level playing ground.

KEBS MD Bernard Njiraini at a past event.

The samples were drawn from retail outlets and were assessed against the requirements of the Standards Act and the respective product standard,” Njiraini said in part of the statement.

Already the agency has sent out letters to the affected brands, detailing their non-compliance.

The affected brands also did not comply with requirements for iron as 2.5 mg/Kg max,” KeBS boss said.

Here is the list of the cooking oil brands the agency directed removed from supermarket shelves;

  • Bahari Fry
  • Fresh Fri
  • Fresh Fri with Garlic Oil
  • Fry Mate
  • Gold n Pure Olive Gold
  • Postman
  • Rina
  • Salit
  • Tilly
  • Top Fry

Not a ban

KeBS has however clarified that the order for the above-listed brands to be retracted from shelves is not a ban, but a temporary suspension.

The brands will be allowed back to the supermarkets and retail shops “after appropriate corrective action is undertaken and verified”.

Further, the agency revealed that already the affected oil refinery companies and retailers have initiated corrective actions.

Through the communication received so far at KEBS, the industry has confirmed that they have initiated corrective action including recall of the affected batches, extent analysis by testing their other brands plus the affected brands using KEBS labs, and other external accredited labs, and isolation/quarantine of all the affected batches,” said the KeBS MD.

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