In a notice to the public, the authority stated that White Vinegar and HLAAL White Vinegar, produced by Tamu Tamu Heat Spices LTD and Cheetah Group LTD, are no longer allowed to be produced, distributed, or sold on the Rwandan market.
The directive follows inspections that established the two companies were illegally operating as food processing facilities and did not comply with safety requirements set by the Rwanda FDA.
'Rwanda FDA orders immediate closure of both facilities and a complete halt to the production, sale, distribution and use of their food products, including but not limited to Discovery White Vinegar and HLAAL White Vinegar, produced by Tamu Tamu Heat Spices LTD and Cheetah Group LTD, respectively,' reads a statement issued by FDA on August 17, 2024.
'For the sake of protecting public health, the general public is informed that the two products indicated above (all lots) are not allowed to be produced, distributed, and sold on the Rwandan market.'
The Rwanda FDA has urged consumers who have purchased the products to immediately stop using them and dispose of them properly.
Additionally, the public has been cautioned against consuming other products produced by the affected companies.
'The general public is also informed that all other food products processed by the aforementioned facilities are likewise prohibited from entering the Rwandan market,' the authority said.
Rwanda FDA was established in February 2018 to safeguard public health by regulating human and veterinary medicines, vaccines and other biological products, processed foods, poisons, medicated cosmetics, medical devices, household chemical substances, tobacco, and tobacco products.
Wycliffe Nyamasege
Source : https://en.igihe.com/news/article/rwanda-fda-bans-two-vinegar-bands-over-safety-issues
