58,000 products destroyed in 2024 for failure to meet specifications — JSMO

AMMAN — Some 58,000 products were destroyed in 2024 for failure to meet Jordanian specifications and technical standards, and 237 judicial orders were served for violating establishments, including 151 referred to the Attorney General and 73 warnings, according to Jordan Standards and Metrology Organisation (JSMO).

The products seized included detergents and cosmetics, electrical items such as plugs and connectors, mixers and water valves, clothing and footwear, children's toys, vehicle oils and spare parts, JSMO Director General Abeer Zuhair said on Saturday as reported by the Jordan News Agency, Petra. 

She said that the organisation carried out 2,350 inspection tours of shops, warehouses and factories across the Kingdom last year, covering 7,650 establishments, during which 8,550 products were checked.

Zuhair also stressed that elevators in residential buildings and commercial facilities were checked to ensure they meet the organisation's safety requirements, noting that 3,750 elevators were checked last year.