They are Mohammed Ali, 38, Mohammed Yusifm, 68, Alhaji Osman, 58, Sulley Musah, 40, Illiasu Ibrahim, 45, Seidu Alhassan, 52, Shaibu Halleymi, Iddrisu Mahama and Ali Hussein both 42.
Briefing the Times in Accra on Thursday, the Head of Animal Products and Bio-safety Department of the Food and Drugs Board (FDB), Dr. Musheibu Mohammed-Alfa, said the FDB had information on the activities of the suspects and dispatched a combined team of policemen and officials from FDB to the scene and caught them red-handed selling the re-bagged rice.
He said Sultana rice imported by Continental Commodities Trading Company Ghana Limited had been registered with the FDB since 2009 and it was unlawful for people to fake the products of others.
“The PNDC Law 305B states that any person who labels, packages, sells or advertise any food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive as regards its character, nature, value substance quality, composition merit or safety, commits an offence”, he explained.
Dr. Mohammed-Alfa said FDB has intensified its monitoring activities to clamp down on people who engage in acts to tarnish the image of reputable companies in the country.
He urged the public to provide information to the board to flush out such miscreants.
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