The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ministry of Education, Kwasi Kwarteng, says the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has declared the 22,000 bags of supposed expired rice, which were distributed to secondary schools across the country as wholesome for consumption.

Last week, the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, alleged that the Free Senior High School Secretariat had distributed 22,000 bags of 50kg of expired rice to various schools.

Read also: 22,000 bags of expired rice allegedly distributed to SHSs across Ghana - Ablakwa According to Mr Ablakwa, the rice had expired but was repackaged and distributed to the schools.

He also noted that the FDA had fined Lamens, the company that allegedly repackaged the expired rice and sold it to the government an amount of GH₵100,000.