Residents in Linden have complained about poor quality flour packaged in bags bearing NAMILCO’s Thunderbolt brand being sold in the mining town and the authorities are expected to carry out a full investigation shortly.
“NAMILCO was alerted by complaints from residents of Linden –both bakers and householders – who informed the company that their flour-based products were not “cooking properly.” Their bread and pastries were “discoloured and heavy” and the taste was not acceptable,” a statement from the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) said. The complaints were made in April and NAMILCO did tests on the “counterfeit” flour and found that it was of a substantially poorer quality.
The statement said that the milling company had conducted a search and found one errant shopkeeper located on one of the town’s main thoroughfares. Government’s Food and Drug Analyst Department then conducted its first investigation and confirmed NAMILCO’s complaint. The department is expected to carry out a full investigation shortly, the GMSA said.
The statement said that NAMILCO found that even though the bags carried the NAMILCO brand name—Thunderbolt—