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Mozambique Makes Mandatory to Have Labels in Portuguese for Imported Products

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Mozambique Makes Mandatory to Have Labels in Portuguese for Imported Products

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Albasini, CEO of the Standardization Institute highlighted that, three years ago, only half the products sold in Mozambican supermarkets had information in Portuguese, leaving consumers unaware of the actual contents of the goods they were buying.

At least 70% of products sold in supermarkets in Mozambique have labeling in Portuguese. This is because there is a ban on importing and selling goods without information in the official language, the National Institute of Standardization and Quality (INOQ) has stated.

Albasini, CEO of the Standardization Institute highlighted that, three years ago, only half the products sold in Mozambican supermarkets had information in Portuguese, leaving consumers unaware of the actual contents of the goods they were buying.

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The obligation to include the Portuguese language on product packaging was established by decree in 2006, but only recently have inspection actions by the authorities begun to impose them