In the latest Ghana Education News, the food and Drugs Authority, aka FDA, has rightfully impounded expired food items they found at the storeroom of Zuarungu Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East region.
The seized expired food items meant for the senior high School pupils were recognized and taken away by the FDA team in an unannounced visit to the school in Bolgatanga East District.
The Food and Drugs Authority encouraged School heads and administrators to prioritize compliance to food Safety Standards in the educational setting.
The FDA further warned that not complying to these food Standard Obligation can lead to penalties.
In a discussion with Citi News on Friday, the FDA’s Upper East Regional Director, Sebastian Mawuli Hotor, encouraged school administrators to ensure that their facilities’ food supplies meet FDA safety standards.
“We went to Zuarungu SHS as one of the school kitchen inspection that we do. In one of their storerooms, we found about five different brands of products which were bad and then I think one out of them was unregistered as well. We got some from neighbouring schools as well as from Buffer stock.
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“From the document we requested for, we were given and then the products were the Free SHS mackerel, the royal gold hard wheat flour, pavani evaporated filled milk, paka tomato paste and queen [pilchards] in tomato sauce.”
“These were the products that we found that were expired. These were products that were supplied to the school for feeding the children. As part of our mandate, we confiscated them and taken them for safe disposal and it is something we will repeat from time to time just to ensure that food safety guidelines are adhered to in all food establishments including food kitchens,” he stated.
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Though there has been several attempts to reach out to the Zuarungu Senior High School in the Upper East region for clarifications and responses to these claims, non has been fruitful.
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