Following a letter dated September 21, 2022 that was addressed to Wambui Mbarire who is the CEO of Retail Traders Association of Kenya, KEBs director of market surveillance Peter Kaigwara said the brands should be withdrawn from the market.
Accordance to Kaigwara , the listed samples below for analysis were collected from retail outlets and assessed against the requirements of the Standards Act.
The List of affected cooking oil brands
1. Bahari Fry
product is manufactured by BIDCO Africa .
2. Fresh Fri
A product of Pwani Oil Ltd.
3. Fresh Fri with Garlic Oil
The edible oil is a project of pwani
4. Fry Mate
Fry Mate is another product of Pwani Oil Ltd.
5. Gold and Pure Olive Gold
The product is produced by Bidco Africa Ltd.
6. Postman
A product that is manufactured by Kapa Oil Refineries along Mombasa road.
7. Rina
It i is produced by Kapa Oil.
8. Salit
Salit is manufactured by Pwani Oil Ltd.
9. Tilly
The edible fat is produced by Kapa Oil Refineries Ltd.
10. Top Fry
Top Fry is a product of Menengai Oil Refineries Ltd in NAKURU COUNTY