The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in Ghana has issued a press statement cautioning the general public to desist from patronizing Slimfit Mineral Water.
According to the FDA, their attention has been drawn to the circulation of a pictorial image of Slimfit Mineral Water in the Ghanaian market. However, they highlighted that the bottled mineral water has not been registered by the FDA.
“The attention of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has been drawn to the circulation of a pictorial image of an unregistered bottled mineral water, SLIMFIT mineral water, on the Ghanaian market,” part of the press release read.
The FDA clarified that, Twellium Industrial Company Limited’s SLEMFIT (mineral water and purified water) is the brand that the FDA has registered.
“The brand registered by the FDA is SLEMFIT (mineral water and purified water) produced by Twellium Industrial Company Limited,” the FDA disclosed.
Nevertheless, the FDA has assured the public that its surveillance teams are keeping an eye on the markets. This is being done to identify the manufacturers and distributors of the unregistered SLIMFIT mineral water and to remove it from the market.
“The FDA wishes to assure the public that its surveillance teams are monitoring the markets to remove the unregistered SLIMFIT mineral water from trade and also to find the producers and distributors.”
Again, the Food and Drug Administration has advised the general public to be vigilant when buying packaged products and to look out for unregistered products. The organization charges all to report suspicious products for necessary regulatory action to be taken.
“The FDA takes this opportunity to advise the public not to patronize unregistered products as their safety and quality cannot be ascertained,” it read.
“Therefore, this publication is urging all consumers to be vigilant when buying packaged products and report any suspicious products to the FDA for the necessary regulatory action to be taken,” the FDA added.
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