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Jun 25, 2017 News
-urges consumers to make informed choices while shopping
Local importers and manufacturers are being dissuaded from outfitting their products
with deceptive labels. A statement to this effect was issued by the Government Analyst Food and Drug Department (GA-FDD), this past week.
In its statement, the body said that it wishes to advise all importers and local manufacturers that the word “Vinegar” must not appear on the label of products that are solutions/liquid prepared by diluting concentrated acetic acid.
According to the Laws of Guyana Food and Drug Regulation Division 16 (I, VII & VIII), Vinegar is a solution/liquid obtained by the acetous fermentation of an alcoholic liquid and shall contain no less than four percent or more than 12 percent of acetic acid, while the labels of a solution/ liquid prepared by diluting concentrated (synthetic) acetic acid must state “Diluted Acetic Acid (Food Grade four-12 percent)” and not Vinegar.
The Department recently observed that there are several labels of locally manufactured and imported products that are actually solutions/liquids of food grade diluted acetic acid that misleadingly carry the word Vinegar.
According to the Laws of Guyana Food and Drug Act Chapter 34:03 Section 6: “Any person who labels, packages, treats, processes, sells or advertises any food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character, value, quantity, composition, merit or safety is guilty of an offense.”
Consumers are moreover being advised about this practice and are being urged to take a closer look at labels so that they can make an informed choice between what is Vinegar (natural) and/or Diluted Acetic Acid (synthetic).
According to the GA-FDD statement, “Members present at our last monthly National Food Safety and Control Committee Meeting were briefed about this practice and action will be taken against perpetrators which includes and is not limited to; the refusal of entry into Guyana products with misleading labels, refusal of approval of local labels with the word Vinegar on products that are diluted acetic acid and the withdrawal of support to local manufacturers who refuse to comply with labelling requirements for this category of product.”
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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