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 […]
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CONSUMER ALERT ON DIGITAL HOLIDAY SCAMS
December 5th, 2022 
Competition Commission 
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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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September 9th, 2022 Competition Commission The COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”) hereby notifies the general public that Tiger Brands Limited, South Africa, (herein referred to as “Tiger Brands”), has recalled certain batches of its PURITY Essentials Baby Powder product. This follows a detection of trace levels of asbestos in test samples from a batch of pharmaceutical-grade talc powder used […]
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September 8th, 2022 Competition Commission The COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”) is a body corporate established under Article 6 of the COMESA Competition Regulations (‘the Regulations’), with a mandate to, among others: enforce the Regulations, promote competition and protect consumers against offensive conduct by market actors within the Common Market. The Commission has established with concern that some agents […]
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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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April 12th, 2022 Meti Disasa CCC Consumer Protection Notice No. 4 of 2022 The COMESA Competition Commission (the “Commission”) hereby notifies the general public that Ferrero International has recalled certain batches of its Kinder Chocolate Products across different countries. Ferrero International, the manufacturer of Kinder range of chocolate products has recalled a number of its products from several countries […]
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