By Ernest Bako WUBONTO
ZXZ Company Limited, a Chinese-owned firm producing the Moonda brand of mattresses, in Afienya-Accra, has been shut down by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) for using uncertified products.
The GSA, acting on a tip-off, conducted a market survey that revealed a Chinese company was trading substandard mattresses using unapproved materials. The company, which is not registered with the GSA, poses a danger to citizens purchasing these products.
During an operation by a team comprising GSA officials, Ghana Police Service (GPS) and media, it was revealed that the company is using polystyrene instead of polyurethane, which is not used for the production of mattresses.
This situation, he said, is not acceptable according to GSA regulations and standards.
The special operations also discovered that the company is assembling televisions, fridges and sound bar…
