FDA Hints On Contaminated Sausages Imported From Italy

Ghanaians have been warned by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) about the danger of tainted sausage items being sold in local markets.

The warning follows the Italian government's recall of select batches of AIA Wudy and Pavo sausages made by the Italian company Agricola Tre Vali because they were tainted and unsafe to eat.

Two of the problematic batches, with the identifiers 1785417 and 01810919, were imported to Ghana, claims the FDA.

The authorities stated that it had discovered some of the tainted Pavo sausages in Ho, in the Volta region, which had been destroyed, in a notice posted on Twitter on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.

“Two (2) batches with codes 1785417 and 01810919 with an expiration date of November 30, 2022, are implicated. Considering the recall activities ongoing in Europe and other countries, the FDA has also conducted a market surveillance activity and Pavo Frankfurt sausages with an expiry date of November 2022 were found in Ho in the Volta Region. The products have since been detained for safe disposal.

“So far, no AIA Wudy sausages have been found on our market. The FDA directs that anyone in possession of the above-mentioned products should immediately take them to either our Head Office or Regional Offices across the country,” parts of the release read.

It added that “So far, no AIA Wudy sausages have been found on our market. The FDA directs that anyone in possession of the above-mentioned products should immediately take them to either our Head Office or Regional Offices across the country”.