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Public alert: Bad Kellog Corn flakes on Market

Fri, 27 Sep 2002 Source: Ghanaian Times

The Food and Drugs Board (FDB) has warned against Kellogs crunchy nut Corn Flakes (Irresistible Delicious) the expiry date of which has been defaced making it dangerous for consumption.

According to the FDB, the products bore no production times, while the ?best before? dates were stamped in blue ink. The front face of the pack has a yellow background with a picture of corn flakes in milk scooped with a spoon, while the opposite face of the pack has the picture of seven ladies.

The new ?best before? date stamped on the product is 12 November 2002 but it has an oily appearance and lost its crispiness and smells of mouldy bread. The second products Kellogg?s Corn Flakes (wake up to sunshine breakfast) weighing 500 grammes has a picture of a green cock and five children with their heads clustered in circular fashion and smiling.

The picture is captured at the other face of the pack and the brand, which has developed a foul smell and lost its crispiness, has a new ?best before? date stamped on the product as December 31 2002.

The FDB said that the products were found around Okaishie and Makola market zones at relatively cheaper prices. It warned the general public to take note of ?this serious food safety hazard and look out for products information on every packed and canned food to ensure that products with tampered dates are not patronized?. It said other batches of the same product within their life period could be patronized.

Source: Ghanaian Times