The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has fined Lamens Investments Africa Limited GH¢100,000 for violating regulatory requirements in the handling of Moshosho Rice imported from India.
The fine follows investigations into the alleged re-bagging of approximately 22,000 bags of 50kg rice, originally imported from India but falsely labelled as "Made in Ghana." The rice bags lacked essential information, including manufacturing and expiration dates, in violation of Ghanaian laws.
Read also: Expired Rice Scandal: Ablakwa slams Lamens Company for "Criminal" acts The FDA in a statement said investigations revealed that Lamens Investments re-bagged the rice without obtaining prior approval, a critical step required to ensure product integrity and compliance with safety standards.
The statement said the re-bagging operations were carried out in an unlicensed facility, and the company failed to ensure FDA supervision during the process.