Ethiopia’s Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI) said it suspended the production and sale of products manufactured by 149 companies during the outgoing fiscal year.
According to the Ministry’s annual performance report, the measures were taken “after inspections found they did not comply with mandatory national product standards, promote fair market competition, and protect consumer health, safety, and rights.”
The report stated that regulatory inspections were conducted at 473 manufacturing facilities producing goods subject to mandatory Ethiopian standards. Based on the inspection findings, 149 manufacturers were instructed to cease the production and marketing of the affected products until the identified quality deficiencies are addressed and compliance with the required standards is verified.
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The Ministry also reported that more than 1,058 metric tons of products lacking the required standard marks and product quality certification were placed under regulatory control. In addition, nearly 483 metric tons of products found not to meet mandatory quality requirements were ordered to be withdrawn from the market and disposed of in accordance with applicable regulations.
The report also stated that 385.67 metric tons of imported products that failed to meet Ethiopia’s mandatory standards were “intercepted before entering the domestic market.
