(Business in Cameroon) - Declared unfit for human consumption by Groupement des meuniers du Cameroun, 230 tonnes of “Papa Africa” flour imported by a representative of the Swiss company, La Grain, have been blocked at the port of Douala by Cameroonian customs.

According, to accusations made by Cameroonian flour producers, the shipment of 4,600 bags does not meet Cameroon’s standards governing flour production and is even less compliant with the nation’s import regulations.

The blocking of this shipment comes at a time when Cameroonian flour manufacturers have been speaking out, for years, against the massive importation of flour. According to the corporative association, local production, which meets national demand, is being sacrificed for imports which force many local manufacturers to have their factories run below full capacity.