Alleged Supply of Products Likely to Cause Injury or Harm to Consumers by TUTLAS Limited, Salima

CFTC CFTC

Published On - October 27, 2026

CFTC Consumer Protection

The Commission launched investigations initiated, in June 2026, against TUTLAS Limited, Salima on allegations of supply of products likely to cause injury or harm to consumers. The investigations were instituted following findings of inspections conducted by the Commission at the Respondent’s shop.

The Commission noted that during shop inspections on 21st April 2026, at Tutlas Supermarket located at Salima Boma, the Commission’s officers found that the shop was stocking expired products.

This conduct appeared to be a contravention under section 51(e) of the Competition and Fair Trading Act.

The Commission noted that during a follow up inspection at the Respondent’s shop on 23rd June 2026, the Commission’s officers again found that the Respondent was stocking huge volumes of expired products.

During the inspections conducted on 21st April 2026, the Commission’s officers found a total of 43 expired products; and during the follow up inspections conducted on 23rd June 2026, the Commission’s officers found a total of 116 expired products.

These products were with varying expiry dates ranging from 31st January 2026 to 13th April 2026 for the first inspection conducted on 21st April 2026; and from 2nd February 2026 to 18th June 2026, for the second inspections conducted on 23rd June 2026. The Commission also observed that the expired products were food items.

The Commission also noted that during the Commission’s follow up inspections, the Respondent offered to give money to the Commission’s officers to drop the matter.

Having considered the matter, the Commission found that the conduct by the Respondent put at risk the safety of many unsuspecting consumers that may have purchased and consumed the products. The Commission thus found that the conduct by the Respondent amounts to supply of products likely to cause injury or harm to consumers and hence in contravention of section 51(e) of the CFTA.

Following deliberations, the Commission made the following Orders:

  1. That the Respondent should pay a monetary penalty of Twenty-Five Million Kwacha (MK 25,000,000.00) for engaging in supply of products likely to cause injury or harm to consumers.
  2. Refer the matter against the Respondent to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to be investigated for attempted corrupt practices under the Corrupt Practices Act.