Times Of Swaziland: US MARKET FOR FAR EAST TEXTILE

US MARKET FOR FAR EAST TEXTILE
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BY ASHMOND NZIMA on 10/09/2020 07:41:00


MBABANE - The United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved
Far East Textile to export to that country.
Far East is a Matsapha-based textile firm owned by Business Women Eswatini
Chairperson Tokky Hou.
FDA is said to be a Federal agency of the Department of Health and Human
Services.
The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the
control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements,
prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines,
biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic
radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics, animal foods and feed and
veterinary products.
Order
Far East got its certification at the end of the past month. This means
companies from the US can now order cloth masks and surgical gowns from the
Eswatini company.
Hou, in an interview, said it was an exciting moment for the entire textile
industry, as the newly-launched Vukani Bomake project could also export through
her company. Vukani Bomake is simply a decentralised textile project.
“It’s a breakthrough and it comes at a time when we’ve launched the
textile projects for rural women,” she said.
Meanwhile, it was double joy for Hou as she was further presented with a
Platinum Membership certificate for Business Eswatini, which is the highest
level. She received the certificate from Prime Minister Ambrose Mandvulo
Dlamini.
Ceremony
This transpired  during Business Women Eswatini’s Vukani Bomake partnership
recognition ceremony yesterday.
Vukani Bomake is simply a textile project empowering women from the regions. The
event was held at Business Eswatini premises outside Mbabane