{"id":4226,"date":"2022-06-13T20:05:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T20:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/?p=4226"},"modified":"2022-06-13T22:08:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T22:08:41","slug":"fda-report-on-marwako-food-poison-incident-three-facilities-have-poor-sanitation-and-hygiene-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/13\/fda-report-on-marwako-food-poison-incident-three-facilities-have-poor-sanitation-and-hygiene-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"FDA Report On Marwako Food Poisoning Incident : Three Facilities Have Poor Sanitation And Hygiene Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A report from the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), says the food preparation areas of three facilities of the Marwako Fast Food Limited in Ghana, have very poor sanitation and hygiene levels.<\/p>\n<p>Their conclusion comes, after they closed down the East Legon Marwako branch over suspected food poisoning in May, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The three Marwako Facilities cited in the statement issued by the FDA on June 13, 2022 are, the East Legon, Abelenkpe and La branches.<\/p>\n<p>Some customers complained of food poisoning after eating food and drinks they brought from the East Legon branch of Marwako.<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, samples taken from the environment of the three restaurant contained high levels of microbial loads (pathogens), which maybe linked to the food borne disease reported by customers.<\/p>\n<p>Investigation further noted, there was poor storage practices in the three facilities. &#8221; The temperature of the deep freezers and refrigerators were far above the accepted ranges&#8221;, the statement noted.<\/p>\n<p>The FDA was however, not able to establish the root cause of the contamination because of,\u00a0 &#8220;the unapproved and unilateral decision of the management of Marwako to destroyed some of the food items whilst investigation was in progress&#8221;,\u00a0 part of the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>However, the regulatory sanctions that goes with such acts has being implemented as well as ensuring the implementation of corrective and preventive measures are adhered to by the management of Marwako;\u00a0 the FDA added.<\/p>\n<p>The FDA, assures the public of their continuous monitoring of the Marwako Fast Foods Limited.<\/p>\n<p>See below the statement from the FDA, on the Marwako food poisoning incident.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4228\" src=\"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FB_IMG_1655147022892-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FB_IMG_1655147022892-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FB_IMG_1655147022892.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4227\" src=\"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FB_IMG_1655147028136-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FB_IMG_1655147028136-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/adugyasidennis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/FB_IMG_1655147028136.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report from the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), says the food preparation areas of three facilities of the Marwako Fast Food Limited in Ghana, have very poor sanitation and hygiene levels. Their conclusion comes, after they closed down the East Legon Marwako branch over suspected food poisoning in May, 2022. 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