Uganda’s Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has confirmed that according to preliminary findings, contaminated food from the World Food Programme (WFP), provided by a Turkish supplier, was behind the deaths of four people in March.
Johannesburg – Uganda’s Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has confirmed that according to preliminary findings, contaminated food from the World Food Programme , provided by a Turkish supplier, was behind the deaths of four people in March.
Extensive laboratory tests were carried out at the Uganda National Bureau of Standards, Government Analytical Laboratory , the Ministry of Health Central Public Health Laboratory , Intertek Testing Services in Mombasa in Kenya, and separately in Johannesburg. Further tests were also carried out by the Food and Drug Authority of the USA. The tests were carried out on 18 samples searching for the presence of heavy metals, mycotoxins, pesticides and bacteria.
Despite Kampala’s findings, the WFP will resume supplying the super cereals after an independent test done at the US FDA showed that WFP super cereal from all suppliers, other than the Turkish supplier, is safe for consumption.
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