Jetlak Foods is a manufacturing company based in Kenya, that specializes in bottled water, fruit juices, fruit flavoured drinks and peanut butter. Our key brands include Waba® Mineral Water, FruitVille® Fruit Drink, Savanah® Fruit Flavoured Drink, Marche® Lime Cordial and Nuteez® Peanut Butter.
LIFTING OF SUSPENSION ON STANDARDIZATION MARK PERMIT NUMBER 965 FOR PEANUT BUTTER BRANDED NUTEEZ
Nairobi, April 05, 2019
Following reports on presence of contamination with aflatoxins of peanut butter branded Nuteez, Kenya Bureau of Standards wishes to inform the public as follows:
That KEBS undertook investigations at the factory and in the market which confirmed that indeed some of the products on sale had aflatoxins contamination.
That subsequently KEBS suspended the Standardization Mark Permit number 965 for Nuteez peanut butter thereby stopping the production and sale of the product.
That KEBS ordered the manufacturer to recall all peanut butter it had released to the market.
That the manufacturer has cooperated with KEBS leading to the evaluation of its quality control measures during production of peanut butter.
That the manufacturer has also addressed the gaps that were identified with regard to control of incoming raw materials, production process and final product testing.
In view of the above measures, suspension of the Standardization Mark permit no. 965 for Peanut Butter branded Nuteez has been lifted.
KEBS shall continue to monitor the effectiveness of Jetlak Foods Ltd controls for the Peanut Butter product through Market Surveillance, factory inspections and testing.
It is therefore the responsibility of Jetlak Foods Ltd to ensure continued product compliance to KS EAS 60:2013 – Peanut Butter Specification in all the future products.
-ENDS-
Editor’s Notes:
Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is a statutory body established under the Standards Act (CAP 496) of the laws of Kenya and is a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). KEBS’ mandate is to provide standardization and conformity assessment services. Beyond that, KEBS seeks to provide standardization solutions for sustainable development.
For more information;
Phoebe Gituku│Corporate Communication Manager
Kenya Bureau of Standards
M: +254772365849│E:gitukup@kebs.org
