The Kenya Bureau of Standards has changed now says that the controversial Sh. 17 billion edible oil consignment, imported by the government through the Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) is safe for consumption.
This comes days after KEBS condemned the oil saying it was not fit for human consumption.
In a statement released on 6th December, KEBS noted that it had done its re-inspection of the product and had come to a conclusive report that it was safe for consumption after failing to find any red flags.
“As regards to the edible oil, KEBS sampled, re-inspected and tested the edible oils imported by Kenyan National Trading Corporation (KNTC),” said KEBS.
According to KEBS, the only issue identified during their assessment was the low levels of Vitamin A in the oil, which fall below the regulatory standards for Kenyan consumers.
“From the tests done, the edible oil complied with all the health and safety parameters of the applicable Kenya Standard (KS EAS 769:2019).”
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“However, the sampled edible oils did not meet the Vitamin A levels specified in the Kenyan Standard (KS). This is not a health and safety parameter; KEBS communicated the results to KNTC,” the statement continued
This statement comes two days after the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) declared the edible oil unsuitable for human consumption based on its contents.
It had requested KNTC to ship the oil back to its country of origin. The regulatory body clarified that this was due to the absence of the required Vitamin A and excess Insoluble Impurities. Additionally, the fat content exceeded the required levels by 0.47%.
“The consignments number 23MBAIM402473344, 23MBAIM403321628 and 23MBAIM403235943 have been rejected, and KNTC 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,” read the letter to KNTC in part.
