Maputo, 8 Feb (AIM) – The Mozambican government, through the National Standardization and Quality Institute (INNOQ), has threatened to remove from the national market all imported products that are not labelled in the official language, Portuguese.
According to INNOQ general-director, Geraldo Albazine, cited in Thursday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Notícias”, the entrance of products without labeling in Portuguese violates Mozambican legislation.
Albazine acknowledged that non-translation of descriptive information regarding imported products prevails, especially in imported pre-measured products.
“We are not saying that the labeling must only be in Portuguese. What we mean is that the Portuguese language should provide descriptive information of those products acquired by Mozambican consumers”, Albazine said.
In order to end the problem, the general-director calls on business people “to approach INNOQ with a view to solving the situation and to start labeling their products.”
“Labeling contains important information about the product and it helps the consumers to make good choices”, he claimed.
He explained that labeling in Portuguese is part of the measures created by the government in order to establish a conformity programme for the products marketed inside Mozambique.
In November, INNOQ introduced a Conformity Assessment Programme (PAC) to put an end to the entry and circulation of substandard and counterfeit products in the country.
(AIM)
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