Though there are a great number of water processors in Guyana, the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GAFDA) has only registered about 39 licensed businesses to date.
“To date, we only have 39 persons qualified,” Director of GAFDA Marlan Cole revealed yesterday, before pointing out that it is known that there are more than the qualified number operating in Guyana. However, he said, this is not reflected in the number of persons licensed. According to Cole, it is difficult to crackdown on these unlicensed businesses due to their sheer number coupled with the fact that the GAFDA unit is small and has a limited number of staff members.
Nevertheless, he said, the department was working as hard as it could to clamp down on these businesses in the interest of public health.
He also said that there is need for the revision of legislation which effectively prosecutes defaulters. “These are some areas that are difficult for us,” he noted.
Cole’s concerns were voiced during an
