The Government Analyst Food and Drug Department is alerting the general public to refrain from purchasing or consuming Cadbury chocolate bars, specifically the fruit and nut and whole nut ones displaying the expiry date July 2009 and batch numbers L8017-DA1-17:22 and L8038DC1-14:25.
According to a press release from the department, these bars are being sold at extremely cheap prices to consumers by wholesalers and retailers nationwide.
However, the department has seized a quantity of nine bars of fruit and nut 250g and 15 bars of whole nut 400g from Satro’s Supermarket, Croal Street Stabroek, Georgetown.
The release said that Organoleptic tests have revealed that these flavours were worm invested and tainted, which could have possibly resulted from substandard materials and/or improper storage.
The department is advising that chocolate should be stored at the maximum temperature of four degrees celsius throughout the useful shelf life of the product as depicted by its expiry date.
Wholesalers and retailers are advised to recall these products. Consumers are advised not to purchase them and if possible to contact the department for more information on telephone numbers 222-8857-71.
Meanwhile efforts by Stabroek News to solicit a comment from Satro’s Supermarket on the issue proved futile.