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Nawakwi Tells Government Not to Take ZAMBEF Scandal Issue Lightly

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Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi has appealed to government not to take the reported importation of beef products containing aromatic aldehydes by Zambeef causally.
Aromatic aldehydes are organic chemical compounds that contain a carbon hydroxide radical or group and are used as precursor chemicals in the pharmaceutical and plastics industries.

Ms Nawakwi says the issue deserves urgent attention from the ministry of health.

She stresses that the chemicals might affect the health of many unsuspecting consumers.

Ms Nawakwi explains that there is need for the health inspectors to investigate the reports and ensure that all Zambeef warehouses are thoroughly inspected.

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76 Responses to Nawakwi Tells Government Not to Take ZAMBEF Scandal Issue Lightly

  1. levison mutobapolala Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 11:50 am

    The best is just to close ZamBeef and never allow them to do business in this country again. Imwe mwe bantu we have been embalmed while living. This marks the end of their business

    • KMK Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 12:09 pm

      Well said; I totally echo that!

    • Imprezza Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 3:08 pm

      lol levison mutobapolala, thats a good one

    • cherry Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 3:32 pm

      why is govnt delaying in deregistering zampoison or close them while investigating them unless it was a political party in opposition.please this is health can you do something rather than saying you v removed the meat which is affected.

  2. man Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 12:03 pm

    For how long have these embulmed carcases been on the market, those who supplied embulmed meat 2 Zambeef and Zambeef itself have to be put in shit immediately hah ! Some people are so evil, may God strike them dead ASAP.
    As for me nomba kulalyafye utumichopo twambushi pa Tarven with impwa, kalembula, Lumanda etc.

  3. KMK Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 12:06 pm

    Great to finally see that there is at least one Zambian Leader taking this matter as seriously as it actually is, and also calling for the matter to be given the urgency that it clearly requires!

  4. rubber giant-mponda matiki Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    for the very first time i could not agree more with the Fididi president.Let the MOH suspend all the operations pending further investigations.In their quest to establish the truth,let there be no bias.Of course it goes without saying that some big fish(ministers etc) may have shares in the same organisation thereby derailing the due process of justice to take its course. In fact let Winter Kabimba jump into this ordeal.I rest my case.

  5. isaac Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 12:30 pm

    Zambeet needs proper punishment coz alot of pipo their lives have already been spoiled others cancer is already inflicting them and many more have died unknowingly.

  6. Chogo Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    Chisaleni teti twishibe limbi twalilyapo abantu shame on u zambeef stil i cnt undestand y import fresh meat products frm uk to zed?

    • KMK Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 12:52 pm

      Apparently especially offals, which are generally not eaten by the British people and which means Zambeef buys them at give-away prices as they would otherwise just be thrown away. This has to be one of the most evil things any company could possibly to human beings…

  7. Umupandapwiti Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    Mayo, you looking so embalmed from eating Zambeef meat. I told to just a vegetarian like KK. hehehehe

  8. NACHIMBUSA Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 12:46 pm

    Zambeef, Zamleather, Zamchick, Zamoil, Zamkill whatever name they call you, you are more evil than the devil himself. Honestly you respect money more than people’s health! And you our government, are you telling me that all this time you have been allowing Zamkill to import meat without finding the reason behind when we have a lot of cattles in the country! Ah ah ah kwangalo ku mwayamba nomba mwe buteko ka. If you know what is good for you, please institute investigation sunu sunu, now now, citeni kamani kamani. Iyi ni Disaster mu calo no wonder cancer ifulile kanshi ni ba Zamkill balengele. I will be waitinf to see the action from PF.

    • Abanakahsi benebene Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 3:55 pm

      @ nachimbusa you’ve cracked my ribs, awe mwandi kuti wai kula umunwe kuku luka.

  9. mukombe Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    Zambians should not get excited about this revelation how come it is a newspaper telling us this where is the ministry of health as usual they are reactive rather than proactive.

    • KMK Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 1:29 pm

      FYI, the Minister of Health was actually on the 7pm ZNBC and he confirmed that Zambeef had tested POSITIVE to the extremely nasty embalming chemical that they are accused of adding to the meat!

      Also, the ‘whistle bolwer’ is actually a former employee of Zambeef!!!

    • swine Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 4:16 pm

      Mukombe takwaba nunshi uko kubu namwanga, nangu fye aka kope kope takuli…where you in Zimbabwe or TZ lately that you missed the Health Minister’s
      confirmation on TV?

      Zambeef, aren’t these the same idio.ts who emails were leaked that revealed that they were buying expired kidneys? Kwena Pa Zed balitutola sana ba fee color!

  10. da bishop Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    recently there was a very big scandal in the uk about horse meat. Who knows maybe we were also fed horse meat imported from the uk. This is a very complex issue which should be investigated thoroughly. All well meaning zambians should rally behind this and no politics please. All investigative wings should swing into action immediately instead of waiting for a presidential directive. We are all affected because we buy cheap meat from zambeef. Let the law take its course regardless of who is involved. I rest my case.

  11. Magazi Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 1:02 pm

    To all well meaning Zambians, let’s boycot all Zambeef products with immediate effect. How can you put money before the lives of people. No wonder we have high cancer cases in Zambia now. From feeding the nation, Zambeef new mission statement is now ‘ZAMBEEF, KILLING THE NATION’. Can someomeone out there come up with a movemement in the social media to bring down Zambeef!!!!!!!!!!

  12. Muntu nyoko Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    As public we need more precise information, eg, which imported products are these? Zambbeef processes local meat from their various slaughters. Are these also at one or another stage contaminated or subjected to the aromatic aldehyde?

    Lets quickly know where we are otherwise its terrible and one wonders why exactly that chemical is being used and what ZBS has been doing. Also then who else is doing the same because they may not b the only ones!!!!

  13. Muntu nyoko Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 1:08 pm

    Its not only the paper, MOH has also talked not so?

  14. Kwacha-Rebased Lungu Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 1:12 pm

    Close ZAMBEEF!! Am vegetarian but badly affected. Infact I buy other items from their outlets e.g. ZAMFLOUR, ZAMLOAF, ZAMMILK, ZAMLEATHER, ZAMANITA OIL etc. These products may have nothing wrong, but psychologically I have stopped buying everything from ZAMBEEF PLC

  15. kalulete Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 1:14 pm

    NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO THIS COMPANY JUST STOP BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS

  16. PV Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 1:22 pm

    Please switch to vegetables!! Beans has the same or even better amount of proteins than meat and no other complications that come with meat.
    The humble bean is quite the super food: packed with calcium, iron, potassium, B vitamins, plus about a quarter of the protein and half the fiber recommended daily for adults—all in a single serving. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, beans may even lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels, which can help boost heart health. Beans also do double duty in the food pyramid as both a vegetable and a protein.

  17. isaac Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    Zambeef from feeding the nation to infesting the nation. Shame!!!

  18. pettie Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    The issue of Zambeef must be taken seriously indeed.I have even stopped buying meat and any product from Zambeef after that story.No one should sweep this matter under the carpet.There is no smoke without fire.These whites are evil.They are satanist.How can they do such a thing to fellow human being.

  19. filecitika Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    Government should take this issue serious and inform the nation about the out come!

    If the findings will be true and clear then,the so called zambeef company should be brought to book?

  20. sly Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    I think the best thing we should do is to close all zambeef stores pending investigations.so that tubekate ubuloshi

  21. SHI DODO Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    @KALULETE I CONCUR WITH YOU THE BEST WE CAN DO IS TO STOP BUYING THEIR MEAT AND MY FELLOW ZAMBIANS ITS HIGH TIME WE CAN REFORM FROM MEAT EATING AND BEGIN VEGETARIANISM AS ADVENTIST(SDA) PREACH ABOUT,I THINK ITS THE SAME REASON WHY OUR FOUNDER DR KK IS AGAINST MEAT EATING.

  22. mwebe Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    Sad new,i hope the damage ZAMBEEF have caused can be reversed.

    • KMK Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 2:50 pm

      How could the damage ever be reversed when people have already been eating their products for years??? We should ALL just boycott ALL Zambeef products for good!!!

  23. lala Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    @mwebe, damage that has been caused cannot be reversed!! the majority of households have been eating and drinking zambeef products for years! Its a pity because I can almost see this issue dying down quietly…with only an assurance that the contaminated products have been removed from the market. Bashetani aba batwipaya!

  24. Tito 4040 Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    Lets teach these greedy bastards at ZAMBEEF a lesson- LETS FOREVER BOYCOTT THEIR PRODUCTS.

  25. Musonda Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 2:47 pm

    Rumours have been circulating for two years now that zambeef rear their chicken for two weeks only and then inject them with a certain chemical for them to be big instantly. I, personally took these as mere rumours. Other rumours still circulating are that even street vendors are using the same Aromatic aldehydes for preserving their fresh fish, meat and chicken. May the authorities kindly investigate thoroughly all these rumours which circulated even before the zambeef saga and confirm whether they are true or not. It is suprising that these rumours are turning to be true. Let the Ministry of Health inform the nation on the statistics of cancer, for example five years.

  26. DIVA Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 2:49 pm

    Fi zambeef ni mbwa.

  27. Jacob Mulenga Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 2:53 pm

    There are literally hundreds of different varieties of aromatic aldehydes and ketones manufactured by the chemical industry that are used to produce plastics and dyes. While they are commonly used to synthesize other chemicals for use in agriculture and pharmaceuticals as well, their most important consumer application, aside from formaldehyde and acetone production is as perfumes and flavoring agents.
    Several widely used examples of aromatic aldehydes are obtained as natural derivatives, with benzaldehyde being derived from almonds, cinnamaldehyde from cinnamon, and carvone from caraway seeds as a spearmint flavor. Vanillin is another example that is obtained from vanilla beans, or can be prepared synthetically, and is known commercially as 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, (CH3O)(OH)C6H3CHO. Aromatic esters are related compounds with hydroxyl alcohol groups, which are also used as lighter weight fragrances in consumer products.
    Esters, ketones, and aromatic aldehydes also have chemical components that make them important in human biological functions. Carbohydrates such as sugars and starches are based on compounds that contain ester hydroxyl groups, or aldehydes and ketones. Steroids produced by the human body, such as testosterone, cortisone, and progesterone, are ketones as well, and retinal is an aldehyde that is essential for human vision.

    • KMK Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 3:15 pm

      Thank you for the chemistry lesson:-) However, the Minister of Health confirmed on the News last night that the chemicals in question here ARE cancer-causing…

    • Monk Data Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 3:28 pm

      So what is your point with respect to the issue at hand?

  28. Gaddafi Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    I was very handsome now that am embalmed whilst living ……..

    CLOSE ZAMBEEF….. Fellow Zambians let us avoid buying food stuffs from chain stores. That’s the problem with MASS PRODUCTION quality/health ain’t part of their objectives. Their prime objective is FEEDING THE NATION….,but with CATTLE CORPSE.

  29. the aka. Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    its from..ZAMBEEF-’feeding the nation’ to ZAMDEAD-’killing the nation’…shut it down

  30. lwiz Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 3:04 pm

    Shame on you Zambeef!!!!!! how can they focus on money making instead of caring about pipo lives?

  31. Monik libs Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    Zamkill as the gentleman is calling you.You really have no conscious at all.God will judge you accordingly.

  32. yafffe Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 3:19 pm

    zambeef or embalmbeef kekeke embalmpf embalmNAREP KEKEKEKEK

  33. Monk Data Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 3:23 pm

    Mulebelenga …. aldehydes never have carbon hydroxide ba kolwe……

    H
    |
    R – C = O

    e aldehyde!!!!!!!!!!

    • Monk Data Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 3:24 pm

      oooops, the structure “re-aligned”, the H is bonded kuli C….

  34. pa zed Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    Let zambeef go COLD STORAGE NEVER GAVE US ANY CONTAMINATED MEAT FOOLISH ZAMBEEF AND JUSTIN KOPULANDE BE CAREFUL DO NOT SUPPORT RUBBISH YOU ARE KILLING UR RELATIVES JUST FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY.

  35. cash money Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    PLEASE GOVT CLOSE ZAMBEEF COUNTRY WIDE IMMIDIATELY.

  36. Abene bansamba Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 3:33 pm

    am appealing to all investigation wings to consider this a serious matter rather than standing idle simply waiting for the presidential intervention.no wonder ifimbombo fyabo tafikokwela nokupya 0.5seconds ninshi they are ready for lunch and saapa.book the thugs.

  37. Loose Canon Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Embalming fluid is a compound of formaldehyde, methanol, ethanol and other solvents. The percentage of formaldehyde found in embalming fluid ranges anywhere from 5 to 29 percent. The percentage of ethyl alcohol, the psychoactive ingredient found in alcoholic beverage, varies anywhere from 9 to 56 percent. According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, it is common for marijuana to be laced with PCP and/or embalming fluid, both of which produce a hallucinogenic effect. Cigarettes soaked with embalming fluid trend to burn slower, thereby increasing the chance for a prolonged high.

    Embalming fluid is usually found in morgues and funeral homes, however, the fluid also can be purchased directly from chemical companies in person or from the Internet. Persons coming in contact with embalming fluid should exercise extreme caution, since exposure can cause serious health issues. Containers should not be opened and its contents should not be inhaled or applied to the skin.

    Effects from exposure to embalming fluid include: bronchitis, body tissue destruction, brain damage, lung damage, impaired coordination, and inflammation and sores in the throat, nose, and esophagus. IT IS EXTREMELY CARCINOGENIC.

    Short-term effects: Anger and frustration, depression, hallucinations and delusions, headache, impaired vision and coordination, increase in women�s sexual appetites, loss of consciousness, memory loss, paranoia, physical violence, sleepiness, and vomiting.

    Long-term effects: Brain damage, bronchitis, coma, convulsions. Coughing, destruction of muscle tissue, fever, heart attack, high blood pressure, inflammation of the throat, nose and esophagus, kidney damage, lung damage, maturation process cessation, pneumonia, and spinal cord destruction.

    Street terms: Amp, Clickem, Crazy Eddie, Drank, Fry, Fry Sweet, Ill, Illy, Milk, Purple Rain, Wack, Water-Water, Wet, Wet-Wet, Wetdaddy.

    Source: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

  38. TC Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 4:08 pm

    Zambeef needs to be closed! They are playing with people’s health and lives. It is criminal and they need to pay for this.

    • swine Reply

      June 21, 2013 at 5:07 pm

      Come to think of it who is to blame really? Is it the Government wings that are not doing their work nangu nani kanshi? Twasebana…all in the name of job creation and at the same time in the name of mass killings!…Chi Kopulande busy trying safeguard his job limbi chena tachilya nafima Zamkill products!

  39. Wellington Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    Bullshit zambeef! Its being idiotic to do such a heinous sin to the humble zambians.

  40. Michael Bwalya Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    Now that Government has issued a ban on importation of cooking oil, they should also check the COOKING OIL by Zamanita, BREAD by Zamloaf etc, they are all zambeef subsidiaries

  41. EKK Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 4:18 pm

    ZAMBEEF are the worst culprit in Food safety and hygiene, if you visited their Chisamba meat processing factory, probably you will never eat meat again. Govt have put a ban on meat importation in place to protect the local producers but ZAMBEEF got away with it by importing ‘throw away’ offals and holves which are used for animal feed in Europe. Infact, ZAMBEEF exports free-range prime beef to Europe and import those useless meat. ZAMBEEF is protected by people with very close links in Government, and they have been going on for years with these fallen standards. Shame, that they authorities discovered this SO LATE. This case wont go anywhere unless consumers boycotts ZAMBEEF products.

  42. Wellington Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    Close it immediately. They have no mercy for zambians and let everybody concerned come to face the law.

  43. Annoyed Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 4:54 pm

    Kopulande and colleagues u have killed us.In European countries that dread company would be closed and all mentioned products withdrawn from all shelves- ATTA

  44. Annoyed Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 5:03 pm

    Press for Constitution of a tribunal to investigate this wrong Kaili Mwebantu. Chikopo sorry chikopa is still around

  45. katz musole Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 5:47 pm

    It is good that people have started are shunning Zambeef products by not visiting thier outlets.This afternoon i visited one of Zambeef outlets in Lusaka which is one of the besiest.But today i only found workers who looked guilt when i attemted to check on their meet.

    These whites the owner of Zambeef wants to kill us,they are saying it is now a civilised killing ,no Guns or Atomic bombs.

    We all calling upon all zambian country -wide on saturday afternoon to demostrate against these ill acts by Zambeef.The demostration will start from town centre.

  46. KEO Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 6:02 pm

    Just wondering about the sincerity of our government they are saying they’ve removed the contaminated products.Was it only in lusaka or the all country,coz i didnt see any action being taken against zamkillers here in chililabombwe.I still smelling a rat they are just preaching what they ar not practicing,Shame on this so called investers trying to wide out the population of our beloved country.

  47. Mlambia Humphrey Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 6:06 pm

    @Jacob Mulenga @ Loose Canon i value & appreciate free knowledge u have given us bt my worry is, What effects could this Aldehyde have on us who have consumed the beef for a long time? Somebody pliz HELP!!!

  48. geoge Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 6:43 pm

    Grogan, this is the benefit you get for firing people who were exposed to company secrets. Remember chipata boneless? Its the next.

  49. andyzim Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    close the company. Someone else will buy and sell zambian beef.

  50. Umungulu Reply

    June 21, 2013 at 7:47 pm

    Zambeef has been in existance even when Edith Nawakwi was a minister in the MMD government. Investigations must go as far back as the days Chiluba.

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