Counterfeit goods expose consumer protection gaps

COUNTERFEIT goods be­ing packed and sold under borrowed brand names are exposing gaps in regional con­sumer protection as regulators of­ten rely on complaints to identify products already circulating, offi­cials have said. The COMESA Competition and Consumer Commission, which is based in Lilongwe, Mala­wi and covers member states from Eswatini to Kenya, says its ability to…