Four containers of evaporated and condensed milk were refused entry to the country last month as they didn’t meet the prescribed standards because they contained vegetable fat, a release from the Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) said today.
The GA-FDD said the milk shipments were refused entry because they are non-complaint with the prescribed standard for Evaporated Milk, Condensed Milk and /or Sweetened Condensed Milk as found in regulations 13 & 14 Division # (5) of the Food and Drug Regulations 1977 and the International Food Standard Codex STD for milk fat products (CODEX STAN 280-1973) Codex Alimentarius. In all cases milk fat was substituted with various forms of vegetable fat, the Department said.
The brands refused entry were:
1 Best Liat Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 Global Sweetened Condensed Milk
- Tastu Evaporated Creamer
According to the prescribed standard Evaporated Milk shall contain no less than 25.0% milk solids and 7.5 % milk fat, while Condensed Milk or Sweetened Condensed Milk shall contain no less than 28.0% milk solids and 8.0% milk fat, the release noted.
The GA-FDD said that action was made possible because of “unprecedented support and cooperation” received from the Guyana Revenue Authority.