Police seize counterfeited flour as trader arrestedRobert Makothe from Joy Millers Ltd shows a packet of genuine Raha Premium flour (left) and counterfeited one (right) that were seized from a wholesale shop in Kianjokoma market, Embu County. Speaking at the scene, Chomba said the trader had packets that were branded to imitate Raha Premium Flour and filled with maize flour. The counterfeit flour lacked a batch number while the brand colours in its packet were faded. Raha Premium is a popular brand of flour in the area, with shoppers referring to it as kavagara. Several other shops were found selling the counterfeit flour which according to Makothe was supplied to them without their knowledge.

Source: Standard Digital January 26, 2020 06:33 UTC