The Ministry of Health’s Pharmacy & Poisons Board yesterday seized a canter with damaged and expired food items as they were being loaded onto the vehicle to be transported for marketing.
GINA said that after receiving a tip-off, Registrar, Pharmacy & Poisons Board, Khame Sharma, and Inspector of Pharmacies, Shivanand Geer, along with a Police Officer, proceeded to a bond in West Ruimveldt, where the items were being packed onto the vehicle by labourers.
A quantity of Carnation Milk, Mak-C drink mix, Dry Pigeon Peas, Delisa Nutrient Boost, Channa, Mixed Vegetables, and Royal Jello, along with Hugs Fruit Berry juice and gloves were seized and taken into the ministry’s bond for further investigation, GINA reported.
The storage conditions for the goods were also deplorable, GINA said, as rotting goods, such as potatoes, were seen among them.
Sharma told GINA that the board has been receiving numerous complaints about these products.
GINA said that it is still unknown who is the owner of the goods. However, the canter owner pointed out that he was only required to move the items from the bond to another truck owner, who was supposed to transport them to Essequibo.
