{"id":452930,"date":"2011-07-04T09:07:55","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T09:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/04\/weevil-infested-spaghetti-on-market\/"},"modified":"2011-07-04T09:07:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T09:07:55","slug":"weevil-infested-spaghetti-on-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/04\/weevil-infested-spaghetti-on-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Weevil Infested Spaghetti On Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"86\">\n<div readability=\"7\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyguideghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/fdb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15577\" title=\"fdb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.dailyguideghana.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/fdb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Food and Drugs Board (FDB)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Unwholesome spaghetti are being sold in some parts of Accra to unsuspecting consumers.<br \/>The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) said it impounded 4706 cartons of unwholesome weevil infested spaghetti, adding that 149 cartons were being sold at First Gate Shopping Mall located at CMB in the Central Business District of Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Another 4557 cartons were seized from the warehouse of Eakaza Limited, the alleged distributor of the product.<\/p>\n<p>Labeled Beslen spaghetti with manufacturer\u2019s address, Beslen Makarna Gida Sanayi ve Ticarct A.S, 1 Organize Sanayi Bolgesi, Baspinar Gaziantep is suspected to have been imported into the country from Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>They were produced on March 2010, with batch number 1003, but expired over four months ago.<\/p>\n<p>According the FDB, the unwholesome Beslen spaghetti reveals powdery signs, with holes on the sachet packaging material due to the activities of the weevils and emits mouldy smell, which indicates fungal infestation.<\/p>\n<p>The FDB explained that the fungal growth in the unwholesome spaghetti can cause aflatoxin, which is known to be carcinogenic and pose public health risk to consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Distribution and retail of the unwholesome weevil infested Beslen spaghetti, the FDB indicated, contravenes Section 1 (a) of the Food and Drugs Law 1992 (PNDCL 30513), which states that \u201cany person that sells or offers for sale a food that is unwholesome or unfit for human or animal consumption commits an offence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by the FDB said one Alex Marfo, the retailer of the 149 cartons of the unwholesome Beslen spaghetti, who was arrested during the operation, has been handed over to the police for further investigations and possible prosecution.<\/p>\n<p>The members of the general public have been urged to report any person associated with the distribution of the unwholesome spaghetti or any unwholesome food product to the FDB on the following mobile numbers 0244-337235 and 0244-337251.<\/p>\n<p>A statement signed by the Chief Executive of the FDB, Dr Stephen K Opuni noted that the Board is resolved to protect the public in terms of their health and safety.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>By Emelia Ennin Abbey<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read this article:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyguideghana.com\/?p=18670\" title=\"Weevil Infested Spaghetti On Market\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Weevil Infested Spaghetti On Market<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Food and Drugs Board (FDB) Unwholesome spaghetti are being sold in some parts of Accra to unsuspecting consumers. 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