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Feb 03, 2016 News
The Government Analyst – Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD) said yesterday that during the month of January, four containers with Evaporated Milk, Condensed Milk and/or Sweetened Condensed Milk were refused entry into Guyana.
The brands were Best Liat Sweetened Condensed Milk, Global Sweetened Condensed Milk and Tastu Evaporated Creamer.
The refusal was due to non-compliance with the prescribed standards for Evaporated Milk, Condensed Milk and/or Sweetened Condensed Milk as found in regulations 13 & 14 Division # (5) of the Food and Drug Regulations 1977, and the International Food Standard Codex STD for milk fat products (CODEX STAN 280-1973) Codex Alimentarius. In all cases, milk fat was substituted with various forms of vegetable fat.
The Codex Alimentarius is a collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines, and other recommendations relating to foods, food production, and food safety.
The GA-FDD said that this action was made possible because of “unprecedented support and cooperation received from the Customs Department of the Guyana Revenue Authority.
According to the prescribed standard, Evaporated Milk should contain no less than 25.0 percent milk solids and 7.5 percent milk fat, while Condensed Milk or Sweetened Condensed Milk should contain no less than 28.0 percent milk solids and 8.0 percent milk fat.
The Department is advising food importers to ensure that when importing milk for release for sale on the local market, they must be in compliance with the prescribed standards of Food and Drug Regulation or that of the International Food Standard Codex Alimentarius.
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