{"id":209643,"date":"2024-08-16T09:46:52","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/16\/ghana-chef-accused-of-faking-guinness-world-records-cooking-certificate\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:46:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T09:46:52","slug":"ghana-chef-accused-of-faking-guinness-world-records-cooking-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/08\/16\/ghana-chef-accused-of-faking-guinness-world-records-cooking-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana chef accused of faking Guinness World Records cooking certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A Ghanaian chef who claimed to have broken the world record for the longest non-stop cooking by an individual has been arrested over a dispute with his sponsor.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Ebenezer Smith held a press conference on Tuesday announcing he was the new world-record holder after cooking continuously for 802 hours and 25 minutes &#8211; more than a month.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He presented a certificate purportedly from Guinness World Records (GWR) confirmed him as the record holder.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But on Wednesday, a GWR spokesperson told BBC Pidgin the claims were &#8220;not true&#8221; and added that it was &#8220;not our certificate&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In another response to a Ghanaian media outlet, GWR also explained they were not aware of his attempt and that they did not receive an application from him.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The chef was arrested by the police shortly after announcing his purported award, over a dispute with his sponsor, the Amadia Shopping Centre, Spintex, in the capital Accra, where he held his cooking marathon in March.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">They accused him of breaching a contractual agreement by not informing them about the new developments regarding the alleged confirmation of the award.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Many Ghanaians have expressed shock and disappointment on social media about the case, which was widely covered when Mr Smith claimed to have broken the record.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The chef, who is still in police custody and has not been charged yet, has not commented on the accusations.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">His unsuccessful record attempt earlier this year attracted the support of several local celebrities.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Several Ghanaians have attempted to break Guinness World Records in recent times, including media personality and entrepreneur Afua Asantewaa Aduonum, who attempted the longest singing marathon last year.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Earlier this year another chef, Failatu Abdul Razak, attempted the longest cooking marathon in the northern city of Tamale.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The current record for longest cooking marathon by an individual is held by Ireland&#8217;s Alan Fisher at 119 hours, 57 minutes 16 seconds from 28 September-3 October last year, GWR said.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">It had previously been held by Nigerian chef Hilda Bacci, whose record stood at 93 hours 11 minutes. 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