CTC probes toothpaste imports

THE Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) is finalising a safeguard investigation into rising imports of toothpaste after a local manufacturer complained last year, a senior official has said. Assistant director for tariffs, Cicilia Mashava, said the probe began after Merken, a domestic producer of Merken-branded toothpaste, sought protection from growing import volumes. “On the toothpaste…