Director of the Food and Drug Department, Marlan Cole has been ordered to show cause why his prohibition of Ancient County Full Cream Evaporated Milk shouldn’t be quashed.
An Order or Rule Nisi of Certiorari was issued yesterday by Justice Dawn Gregory to Cole in relation to his January 19, 2017 decision to prohibit the milk. The matter is fixed for hearing on April 28th. The action against Cole is the latest in a series that have challenged decisions he has made to prohibit imports for non- compliance with the Food and Drug Act and its regulations.
In his affidavit in support of the action, New Amsterdam businessman Ramanand Sripal of J’s Supermarket said that
