…Food and Drug Dept swoops down on businesses
The Anna Regina Town Council has toughened its stance on businesspersons who have been endangering the lives of citizens by selling expired food items.
Public health officials packing some of the seized items
On Thursday, a team comprising persons from the Public Health Department of the Anna Regina Town Council and the Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department in Georgetown swooped down on businesses along the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
During the exercise, thousands of dollars in goods, including baby food, was seized from supermarkets, shops, stalls and wholesalers within the township.
Some of the items seized were already expired, had bad labelling or the expiry date was tampered with. The team reported that some of the items seized had labels that were tampered with to show a longer shelf life while others had expired for months.
A tin of expired milk that was on sale
Confiscated items included baby food, milk, juices, jams, cheese, mixed vegetables, peanut butter, jello, tomato paste, corned beef and biscuits.
Customers are being encouraged to check labels before purchasing items.
The campaign, Guyana Times was told, will continue throughout coming months.
