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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>About 100 workers are jobless after authorities in Kabale Municipality closed two wine processing factories over failure to meet standard operationing requirements of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS).<\/p>\n

JK Pineapple and Umusheshe Pineapple wine processing factories in Mwanjari and Rushaki wards, respectively, in Southern Division were closed on Friday.<\/p>\n

Mr Alex Baingana, the principal assistant Town Clerk for Southern Division, and the municipal council health inspector, Mr Andrew Biija, ordered their closure after inspecting them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe factories are not meeting standard operational requirements. We are here to look at the conditions and the health status of your workplaces. Our role is to protect you. You don\u2019t have first aid boxes, no fire extinguisher, and nurse; in case you collapse, you can die, that\u2019s why we are here. We have closed these factories until further notice because your drinks are not cleared by UNBS,\u201d Mr Baingana told the workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt JK Pineapple Wine, workers were found using dirty clothes to filtrate juice from cooked pineapples for fermentation and were operating in filthy rooms. We found marijuana planted next to saucepans and workers had no health certificates. So we have arrested the manager of the factory, Mr Silva Byamukama, to explain to us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Biija said at Umusheshe Pineapple Wine factory, more than 60 workers were not observing Covid-19 standard operating procedures and other safety guidelines.<\/p>\n

The officials said the factories will remain closed until the company directors and managers put measures that ensure that the drinks are fit for human consumption.<\/p>\n

Mr Byamukama said they were in the process of getting approval from UNBS.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started last year and we are in the process of getting all the requirements. We ask for forgiveness because everything that we have been doing here, even measurements, temperature of the products being manufactured, we have been using my eyes and I apologize,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Caution<\/b><\/p>\n

The Resident District Commissioner, Mr Darius Nandinda, asked the district health department to ensure all factories involved in the manufacture of local drinks and food stuffs are properly validated and supervised to avoid serving poisonous items that can result in serious health problems in the communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cI appeal to the Uganda National Bureau of Standards to ensure timely supervision in up country districts to impound all the processed and packed soft drinks and food stuffs that are not certified. I also appeal to the business community to avoid investing their money in items that are not certified because once impounded, they will lose their investment,\u201d Mr Nandinda said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. About 100 workers are jobless after authorities in Kabale Municipality closed two wine processing factories over failure to meet standard operationing requirements of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS). JK Pineapple and Umusheshe Pineapple wine processing factories in Mwanjari and Rushaki wards, respectively, in Southern Division were closed on Friday. 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