FDA Suspends Production of Tasty Tom Enriched Tomato Mix Over Safety Concerns
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has announced the immediate suspension of the manufacture of Tasty Tom Enriched Tomato Mix, following a series of serious quality and safety violations discovered at the production facility of Nutrifoods Ghana Limited.
This decisive action comes in the wake of multiple consumer complaints and a subsequent FDA investigation, which revealed lapses in the company’s manufacturing processes. According to the FDA, critical equipment maintenance was poor and monitoring systems were inadequate, posing significant risks to public health.
Among the key findings were compromised sealing mechanisms that affected the integrity of the canned products, leading to contamination and bloating in the pouches, specifically the 380g and 1.05kg variants. Some pouches wer...