Marwako food was contaminated – FDA reveals
The Food and Drugs Authority has unravelled that samples of some foods and drinks they took from various branches of Marwako food limited for investigations showed that they were contaminated.
It revealed that “the levels of sanitation and hygiene in the food preparation areas in all three facilities were poor.”
“The temperature of deep freezers and refrigerators were far above the acceptable ranges. The handling practices of ingredients used in cooking, cooled and ready-to-eat food items were also very poor,” a statement from the FDA said.
It, therefore, assured that it will continually monitor activities at the various branches to ensure compliance with FDA’s directives and applicable regulatory requirements.
All branches of Marwako have closed down some weeks ago following complaints from some customers who fell ill after eating at the East Legon branch of the restaurant.
The complaints were sparked by one Edward Elohim, who posted about his illness after eating at Marwako.
The FDA complained that its efforts to establish the prime cause of contamination had been hampered by “the unapproved and unilateral decision of Marwako to destroy some food items” in the course of the investigation.
It has applied the appropriate regulatory sanctions and is also monitoring the implementation of the corrective and preventive actions by the management of Marwako Fast Foods to “address all the non-conformances identified to prevent any reoccurrence.”
Read the full statement below.
