Officials of two food importing companies are under investigation by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), for importing four-footer containers of salmonella infested gizzard into Ghana.
Even though one of the containers has been impounded, officials say the remaining three which can feed millions of consumers have been cleared and are already on the market.
The containers marked as contaminated were imported from Brazil in 2019.
Officials of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) say they moved in to impound the containers at the Tema Port, after receiving a tip-off from Brazilian authorities about the infested gizzard.
The importers, however, were able to clear three of the containers ahead of the officials and have succeeded in getting the products into the market.
“Out of the four containers three have been cleared and we did a traceback and found out that indeed the importers have taken out three containers and sold the unwholesome products to the general public,” Dr Asiedu Baah told Joy News’.
Officials say the companies imported the products without import permits and veterinary health certificates.
The last of the containers which were impounded is scheduled to be destroyed on Monday, February 17, 2020.
Source: Ghanaweb
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Can you imagine "Officials say the companies imported the products without import permits and veterinary health certificates" wooww... and they are allowed to clear just like that?? ooh y God... Ghana ports, customs, so what are all these officials doing there.. I can not be told that the officials on post that clearing day be left free. So anybody at all can just get up and drop any disease on us just like that, because these soo called officers are soo corrupt.. Some body must be punished, they keep their inds on politicians to take our attention from them, and they will perpetrate corruption that rather affects us the citizenry. then turn around and talk about politicians... God will punish all of you.