Kampala, 11th September 2019 – We are deeply concerned about the inaccurate and misleading headline in the New Vision of Wednesday 11th September 2019. The headline: “UNBS cleared expired sugar for sale” is damaging, blatantly deceptive and flies in the face of our mandate of protecting consumers against harmful and dangerous substandard products. We would like to urge the pub ..

In a move to minimize fraud and errors during transactions at weigh bridges, the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has increased focus on verification of weighbridges to ensure accuracy of the weighing equipment even in the absence of inspectors and clients or public. During an engagement with stakeholders, whose companies use weighbridges, the UNBS Executive Director, Dr. Ben Manyindo ..