Nairobi residents may fall victims of food poisoning as a result of consuming contaminated foods.
The sweet ‘chapatis’ , ‘mandazis’ and the famous ‘KDF’ eaten on the streets of Nairobi could be from contaminated what. Do you know why?
On Wednesday DCI detectives arrested two people and seized a consignment of wheat flour while being repackaged in a house at Siranga, Dandora, Nairobi county.
#ExpiredGoods|@DCI_Kenya Detectives yesterday raided a house within Siranga area in Dandora & recovered several Bales of expired Exe Wheat, Dola Wheat and Golden Wheat Flours that were being repackaged after expiring in July 2018.Two people arrested;Joyce Nyambura & Samuel Kamau. pic.twitter.com/aQWIR9rzhk
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) November 1, 2018
Joyce Nyambura and Samuel Kamau were found with several bales of expired Exe, Dola, and Golden wheat flours. The goods that they were repackaging for sale expired in July.
There are fears some of the flour was already dispatched for sale to members of the public, raising questions on how the two obtained the packaging material.
In September, Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) and public health officials seized expired cooking oil, rice, sugar and flour worth Sh20 million in Eldoret.
Barely a month later, more than 50 tonnes of expired beans where nabbed in a National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) silo.
The recovery followed in the wake of a countrywide on contraband, counterfeit, and substandard goods.
In June, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i said the war on illicit goods would continue until all the illegal dealerships are wiped out, but it seems the products are still in the market.
This really poses a great threat to life since many people depend on retail goods bought from shops in the streets.
Over the past months Kenya has been fighting against contraband goods with the details bout contaminated sugar from Brazil emerging.
The sugar had been contaminated with mercury and copper as well forcing the government to form task forces to investigate the matter which later collapsed after claims that Members of parliament behind the probe got bribed.
Should the government investigate foodstuff goods on the retail shelves?