This archive report was first published on 15 November 2019.
Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) banned five maize flour brands nearly a week ago due to high aflatoxin levels.
However, a spot-check by the Nation in some supermarkets and retail outlets in Nakuru town revealed that the banned brands are still on sale.
The Nation found bundles of Dola maize meal by Kitui Flour Mills at the Tuskys supermarket on Kenyatta Avenue, with 1 and 2 kilogramme packets of the Dola brand on display.
Some customers at the supermarket expressed unawareness of the ban, with one resident saying, "I don't know that some brands were banned. I love Dola flour and it's a staple for my family," said Dennis Kipruto, a resident of Pipeline Area.
Kebs announced the ban on Saturday, citing market surveillance and multiple reports from the public.
The bureau seized some of the banned products and instructed supermarkets countrywide to get rid of them.
Kebs said substandard products found on sale will be seized for destruction at the expense of the owner and that legal consequences will follow.
