Importer goes to court over container of condensed milk

The High Court has issued an interim order quashing a decision by the Food and Drug Depart-ment to deny entry into the country of a container of condensed milk and the Department and the revenue authority have to show cause why this order shouldn’t be made final.

City businessman, Rafik Ahmad earlier this month filed a court action seeking the release of the container of sweetened condensed milk imported from Malaysia last year and Justice Dawn Gregory subsequently granted a series of orders directed to the Government Analyst- Food and Drug Department and the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA).

In the court documents seen by Stabroek News, Ahmad, owner of Superfoods Inc said that he has been importing milk into this country for several years without a problem. His court action came after months of discussions and is a last ditch attempt to