Regulations Governing Recall, Treatment and Disposal of Unfit Products.

The purpose of these Regulations is to provide a legal framework for the effective and efficient regulation of recall, treatment and disposal of unfit regulated products and providing an open transparent and non-discriminatory process for the treatment and disposal of unfit regulated products, where regulated products are any human and veterinary drugs, human and animal vaccines and other biological products used in clinical as drugs, processed food for humans and animals, food supplements and fortified foods; poisonous substances; herbal medicines; medicated cosmetics; human and veterinary medical devices; tobacco and tobacco products. These regulations shall apply to all regulated products that are manufactured, imported, distributed, stored, sold and used in Rwanda.
The text is composed of 4 Chapters. After the above mentioned general, introductory, provisions, Chapter 2 sets up rules concerning prohibitions related to the possess, distribution and manufacturing of regulated products; powers to seize, forfeit, condemn, destruct and recall unfit products.
Chapter 3 disposes about and describes the procedure for the recall of unfit regulated products and Chapter 4 regulates the treatment and disposal of unfit products, including provisions on the transportation to the disposal site for the destruction.