Mybrytfmonline.com has uncovered a shop at the Koforidua Trotro station near the Central Police station selling expired baby food to unsuspecting public.
Some of the expired baby food found on the shelves of the provision shop were Kellogg’s coco pops ,and “moon and stars”.
The products manufactured on October 11,2021 expired October 10,2022 however were being sold the public.
The shop owner sells the expired products only in full roll of 11 pieces for Ghc25 cedis.
The shop is well patronized by lots of customers.
Unfortunately, majority of customers do not check expiry dates on the products.
A woman only observed the expiry date after her son had consumed the product.
The child is yet to show Symptomatic effect of the consumed product.
She became livid and went to the shop the next day to question the shop owner.
Another young mother who bought “coco pops” for her son said she detected the expiration date right after buying the product and returned same immediately.
To validate the claims ,Mybrytfmonline.com sent journalists to buy some of the products, lo and behold ,the products had expired since October last year.
The products were sent to the Food and Drugs Authority office where official complaints were lodged.
Sadly, FDA has failed to communicate outcome of their own findings and consequential actions taken almost two weeks after the complaint was lodged.
Functional deficiency of FDA continue to expose many consumers to unwholesome and fake products on the market.
Surveillance which is a critical function of the authority is weak in the Eastern region due to inadequate staff and vehicles to boost their visibility in all districts.
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) formerly the Food and Drugs Board (FDB) was established in August 1997 under the Food and Drugs Law, 1992 (PNDCL 305B).
It is the National Regulatory Authority mandated by the public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851) to regulate food, drugs, food supplements, herbal and homeopathic medicines, veterinary medicines, cosmetics, medical devices, household chemical substances, tobacco and tobacco products.
The FDA Ghana’s legal mandate is found in part 6 (Tobacco Control Measures), part 7 (Food and Drugs), and part 8 (Clinical trials) of the Public Health Act, Act 851 of 2012.
The objective of the Authority is to provide and enforce standards for the sale of food, herbal medicinal products, cosmetics, drugs, medical devices and household chemical substances
Source:Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
