KZN MPLs to probe source of expired food found in Bluff warehouse
Police found a warehouse used to keep illicit goods and products imported from other countries in the Bluff, south of Durban on Wednesday.
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli and provincial Police Commissioner Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi at a warehouse which stores expired food in the Bluff, Durban on 20 Npvember 2024. The food is allegedly imported from foreign countries already expired and sold to unsuspecting South African consumers. Picture: KZN Government
DURBAN - The portfolio committee on economic development in KwaZulu-Natal said it would investigate the source of the expired food discovered in Durban on Wednesday.
Police found a warehouse used to keep illicit goods and products imported from other countries in the Bluff, south of Durban on Wednesday.
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"Firstly, we want to commend the police for excellent work but on top of that, we are quite worried about this," said the portfolio committee's chairperson, Mafika Mndebele.
Mndebele has also called on the national government to act in order to prevent such incidents.
"We call upon on the national government and we are aware that they have begun the process to ensure that they buy scanners and close borders."