Members of the media are invited to attend the destruction of non-complying products function which will be addressed by the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition, Ms. Judy Hermans and the CEO of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications, Mr Edward Mamadise.
The non-complying products which will be destroyed range from steam irons, plugs, respirators, adaptors, compact fluorescent lamps, incandescent lamps for vehicles, cell phone chargers, paraffin stoves and heaters, plastic carriers, Christmas lights, television sets, electric kettles, hair clippers, microphones, DVD players, extension cords, brake pads and linings to chandeliers.
These products, worth above R24m, were found to have contravened the provisions of NRCS Act No. 5 of 2008 and the requirements of the relevant Compulsory Specifications, will be destroyed in line with the NRCS’ mandate of protecting human health and safety, environmental protection and ensuring fair trade.
The products were discovered by the NRCS inspectors while conducting market surveillance aimed at ensuring compliance with compulsory specifications and ridding the country of unsafe products. A significant percentage of the products were intercepted at the ports of entry including sea ports and inland ports.
The destruction of goods is in line with the NRCS’s mandate of protecting human health, safety, the environment and ensuring fair trade.
Details of the destruction event are as follows:
Date : Thursday, 24 March 2022
Time : 10h00
Venue: 14 Railway Road, Montagu Gardens, Cape Town, Western Cape
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Mirriam Moswaane- NRCS Head of Communications and Marketing
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