Kenya Suspends Top Cooking Oil Brands Over Quality Concern

Kenya’s standards regulator has suspended the sale of 10 cooking oil products over health and quality concerns. <br />The Kenya Bureau of Standards says the brands failed routine quality tests and ordered that the brands be withdrawn from shelves immediately. <br />The standards body however clarified that the directive was not a ban, but a temporary suspension until the manufacturers meet specified quality requirements. <br />The 10 brands listed are manufactured by Bidco Africa, Pwani Oil Products, Kapa Oil Refineries, and Menengai Oil Refineries - the four largest edible oil companies in Kenya.