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CONSUMER PROTECTION CONCERNS IN THE PAY TELEVISION SECTOR
February 25th, 2023 
Competition Commission 
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December 5th, 2022 Competition Commission 5 December 2022 Ref: CCC/CP/7/2022 The COMESA Competition Commission (“the Commission”), wishes to alert consumers to be on the lookout for online scams targeting to exploit consumers in the festive season. These include scammers posing as suppliers or service providers with fake offers relating to holiday packages, accommodation offers, supply of cheap goods, cheap airline […]
Posted in Consumer Alert, Consumer Alert, Consumer Protection, Latest News, Warning Notice Comments Off on CONSUMER ALERT ON DIGITAL HOLIDAY SCAMSCONSUMER ALERT: RECALL OF OXYTOCIN INJECTION 10 IU/ML BATCH NO. 128109, MANUFACTURE DATE 02/2021 EXPIRY DATE 01/2023, MANUFACTURED BY GLAND PHARMACEUTICALS LTD, INDIA
November 21st, 2022 Competition Commission Ref: CCC/CP/6/2022 17 November 2022 CONSUMER ALERT RECALL OF OXYTOCIN INJECTION 10 IU/ML BATCH NO. 128109, MANUFACTURE DATE 02/2021 EXPIRY DATE 01/2023, MANUFACTURED BY GLAND PHARMACEUTICALS LTD, INDIA The COMESA Competition Commission (“the Commission”) has become aware that on 12th October 2022, the National Medical Stores of Uganda issued a recall for the oxytocin injection […]
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October 7th, 2022 Meti Disasa Ref: CCC/CP/CA/5/2022 7 October 2022 CONSUMER ALERT The COMESA Competition Commission (“the Commission”) has become aware that on 5th October 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a Medical Product Alert, Ref: RPQ/REG/ISF/Alert N°6/2022, […]
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August 24th, 2022 Competition Commission CCC/CP/CA/3/2022 22 August 2022 The COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”) has become aware that Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. (“Johnson and Johnson”), announced on 11 August 2022, that it will discontinue its talc-based Johnson Baby Powder product globally in 2023, as it transitions to cornstarch-based baby powder[1]. This follows the earlier decision of the company […]
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May 1st, 2022 Meti Disasa CCC/CP/CA/2/2022 EGYPT ORDERS THE WITHDRAW OF INDOMIE CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES FLAVOURED INSTANT NOODLES CHILI PACKS FROM THE EGYPTIAN MARKET The COMESA Competition Commission (“the Commission”), has become aware that the Food Safety Authority of Egypt (FSA) announced on Tuesday 26th April 2022, that it had given Indomie Egypt forty-eight (48) hours to pull its […]
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February 14th, 2022 Competition Commission Ref: CCC/CA/02/01/2022 CONSUMER ALERT NESTLÉ SOUTH AFRICA RECALLS KIT KAT PRODUCTS DUE TO POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF GLASS PIECES The COMESA Competition Commission (“the Commission”) has become aware that on 3rd February, 2022 Nestlé South Africa voluntarily recalled a limited number of its KIT KAT milk chocolate products due to the possibility that they may contain […]
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August 5th, 2021 Meti Disasa CCC/CA/8/1/2021 The COMESA Competition Commission has become aware that Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. (JJCI) issued a voluntary recall for five of its sunscreen sprays after it detected presence of low levels of benzene in the products. Benzene is classified as a human carcinogen, a substance that could potentially cause cancer depending on the level […]
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