{"id":108956,"date":"2025-01-29T11:03:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T11:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/01\/29\/kebs-suspends-steel-manufacturers-permits-for-producing-substandard-ribbed-bars\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T11:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T11:03:54","slug":"kebs-suspends-steel-manufacturers-permits-for-producing-substandard-ribbed-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kebs-suspends-steel-manufacturers-permits-for-producing-substandard-ribbed-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"KEBS suspends steel manufacturer\u2019s permits for producing substandard ribbed bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has suspended the manufacturing permits of Rongtai Steel Company Ltd following market surveillance operations that revealed the production and distribution of substandard ribbed bars.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by KEBS, these products were found to violate the EAS 412-2:2019 specifications for ribbed bars used in concrete reinforcement, posing significant risks to construction safety and public welfare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of the enforcement measures, KEBS has seized substandard products from the manufacturer\u2019s premises and the market, directed the company to immediately halt production of the non-compliant ribbed bars, ordered a recall of all distributed substandard products from the market, and suspended operations of the company until it demonstrates full compliance with required standards.\u201d KEBS said.<\/p>\n<p>In light of this, KEBS has advised the public against purchasing or using ribbed bars from Rongtai Steel Company Ltd until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe use of substandard construction materials undermines the structural integrity of buildings and endangers public safety.\u201d The statement read.<\/p>\n<p>The agency has underscored its committed to enforcing standards that promote fair trade practices, protect consumers, and support economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>To enhance consumer protection, KEBS encourages the public to verify product certification by sending the code under the S-Mark to 20023 (SM#Code) or the ISM Mark to 20023 (ISM#UCR NO).<\/p>\n<p>If the product details are invalid or do not match the system records, consumers are urged to report to KEBS via the toll-free number <strong>1545<\/strong>, available Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Reports of any manufacturing malpractices can also be made through this hotline.<\/p>\n<p>For further inquiries or reports, the public can contact KEBS through its toll-free number <strong>1545<\/strong> or visit their official website.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/kebs-suspends-steel-manufacturers-permits-for-producing-substandard-ribbed-bars\/\">KEBS suspends steel manufacturer\u2019s permits for producing substandard ribbed bars<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has suspended the manufacturing permits of Rongtai Steel Company Ltd following market surveillance operations that revealed the production and distribution of substandard ribbed bars. According to a statement by KEBS, these products were found to violate the EAS 412-2:2019 specifications for ribbed bars used in concrete reinforcement, posing significant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108956\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}